In the early morning of February 2, Beijing time, the round of 12 continued to play: Oman vs Australia. In the first half, McLaren hit a penalty and in the second half Abdel-Gaful scored twice, with Mooy scoring. Ultimately, Australia 2-2 Oman.
In the already concluded match, Japan beat Saudi Arabia 2-0. This has pros and cons for Australia: on the one hand, Saudi Arabia is dragged down; on the downside, if Oman cannot be taken, the point difference with Japan will be widened.
In the 14th minute, Australia won a penalty and McLaren hit the penalty.
In the 53rd minute, Abdelgafur scored a long-range shot.
In the 79th minute, Mooi scored.
In the 89th minute, Abdel-Gafure hit a penalty.
After that, Australia stormed around Oman. Unfortunately, it was never possible to break the deadlock on the field. In the end, the 2-2 score was maintained until the end, and Australia only scored 1 point.
In the first match played in October last year, Australia won 3-1. In terms of historical records, Australia also occupies an absolute advantage. Unexpectedly, in this game, they were forced to draw by Oman, which exploded a cold goal in this round of the World Preliminary Round.
As Australia drew the ball, their qualifying situation became critical: Saudi Arabia 19 points, Japan 18 points, Australia 15 points. In the next round, as long as Saudi Arabia wins, it can directly advance. Saudi Arabia's opponent is precisely the national football team that just lost 1-3 to Vietnam. Australia's next-round opponent is Japan. It can be seen that Japan and Saudi Arabia are likely to join hands in the next round.
Oman starters: 18-Faiz Rashid, 6-Ahmad Hamisi, 3-Fahmy Durbin, 21-Abdulaziz-Galani, 4-Elshad Al-Alawe, 17-Al-Al-Ahwi, 10-Omar Fažari, 7-Khalid Hajiri, 14-Amjad Halsi, 16-Mataz Saleh, 12 Abdullah Fawaz Abdul-Gaful
Australian starters: 1- Matthew Ryan, 5-Karachic, 2- DeGenec, 20-Sainsbury, 16-Biwich, 22-Jackson Owen, 13-Mooy, 23-Rocic, 6-Boyle, 9-Jamie McLaren, 7-Matthew Leckie