Ahli Sidab, Al Amerat continue winning run in OHL
Muscat: Ahli Sidab Club continued their positive run in the Oman Hockey League after securing a 4-2 win over Salalah Club at the Hockey Oman Stadium in Al Amerat on Monday.
The game started with excitement right from the opening minutes, as Ahli Sidab capitalised on their first real opportunity to take the lead in the fourth minute through Ammar al Shoaibi, who successfully converted a penalty corner. However, Ahli Sidab's celebration was short-lived as Salalah responded quickly in the same minute with an equaliser by Eisa Adel, who took advantage of a defensive error to level the score.
Ahli Sidab regained control and dominated midfield, with Haitham al Wahaibi restoring the lead with a powerful strike in the 16th minute, ending the first quarter with a 2-1 advantage for Ahli Sidab.
In the second quarter, Ahli Sidab maintained their dominance and extended their lead with a third goal by Talal Mohammed Salem from another well-executed penalty corner in the 23rd minute. Salalah made some timid attempts to get back into the game, but the quarter ended with Ahli Sidab leading 3-1.
The third quarter saw clear dominance from Ahli Sidab, who kept pressing and added a fourth goal in the 32nd minute through Mehna al Hassani, ending the quarter with a 4-1 lead.
In the final quarter, Salalah pushed to reduce the gap through counter-attacks, and Rashad Salem managed to score their second goal from a penalty corner in the 48th minute. Despite these efforts, Ahli Sidab's defence held firm until the final whistle
Al Amerat secured a big 5-1 victory over Al Nasr.
AL AMERAT CRUSH AL NASR
Al Amerat secured a big 5-1 victory over Al Nasr in another match at the Hockey Oman Stadium.
Ahmed al Nofali opened the scoring for Al Amerat in the seventh minute from a penalty corner, followed by Adnan al Husaini adding the second goal in the 12th minute, ending the first quarter with a 2-0 lead.
In the second quarter, Suleiman al Nofali extended the lead with a third goal in the 16th minute.
Al Amerat continued their dominance in the third quarter, with Osama Radhan scoring the fourth goal from a penalty corner, and Elyas al Nofali adding the fifth, closing the quarter at 5-0.
In the final quarter, Shahdi Salem scored Al Nasr's only goal from a penalty corner in the 56th minute, ending the match with a 5-1 victory for Al Amerat.
These results further solidify Ahli Sidab and Al Amerat share the top of the standings with nine points each, while Seeb and Salalah are tied in third place with 3 points each, and Al Nasr remain at the bottom with no points.
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