In the early morning of February 2, 2022, Beijing time, the second round of Group B of the Round of 12 began, and Oman played against Australia at home. As a result, Australia took advantage of penalties to lead Oman in the first half. In the second half, Oman equalised, and Australia's Chinese Super League foreign aid Moi scored a counter-goal, but in the 88th minute, Oman also received a penalty. In the end, Australia drew 2-2 with Oman.
Currently, Australia is ranked 35th in the world and 3rd in Asia, while Oman is ranked 79th in the world and 9th in Asia. The match didn't matter for Australia, as it was basically impossible to overtake Japan to become second in the group. Considering that the Chinese team lost 1-3 to Vietnam, if the Australian team beat Oman this time, they will ensure the third place in the group two rounds in advance.
Before the game, many people thought that australia's "lack of war intention", from the starting lineup, Oman lined up a 442 formation, while Australia lined up a 4231 formation, the total value of the starting lineup was 26.55 million euros, the average age of 28.7 years.
After the start of the game, Australia had the advantage on the field, and the possession rate remained above 55%, but the total number of shots on goal was not high. Minute 5, offside! Sainsbury's header was ruled invalid.
In the 14th minute, Australia took advantage of the penalty kick to take the next city first! Boyle broke into oman's penalty area and was brought down by the goalkeeper, who awarded a penalty and McLaren's penalty shot to give Australia a 1-0 lead.
In the second half, Oman stepped up their attack, and in the 49th minute, Oman's volley in a high-speed counter-attack was slightly off the goal, which startled the Australians into a cold sweat. But in the 53rd minute, Oman equalised. At that time, Abdel Gaffoul's long-range shot from outside the Australian penalty area was unexpected by the goalkeeper, and finally this shocking attack helped Oman equalize.
The Australian team did not rush after conceding the ball, but occasionally there was a very big threat of one or two kicks on goal. After the 70th minute of the second half, the Australian team had some sense of urgency and formed an offensive pressure on Oman.
In the 78th minute, SIPG foreign aid Mooy pumped a shot from the instep of his foot inside and outside the Omani penalty area, and the ball hit the Omani defenders and changed the line and entered the net, thus helping Australia to beat Oman 2-1.
In the 87th minute, Oman also created a penalty, and the same Australian player shoveled the opponent in the penalty area, and finally Australia was forced to draw 2-2 by Oman.
This game also set 2 new records. First, Australia has maintained a record of seven unbeaten games against Oman since the 2012 draw with Oman; second, Oman has suffered an embarrassing record of four rounds of no win for the first time in this round of 12; third, Australia has achieved a record of four rounds of unbeaten.