The Saudi national team officially booked its place in the semi-finals of the Arabian Gulf Cup "Gulf 27", after achieving a big victory over its Omani counterpart by three goals to none, in the match that brought them together at "Al-Inmaa" Stadium in Jeddah, within the competitions of the second round of the group stage.
The Greens imposed their control on the course of the match from the first minutes, and succeeded in opening the scoring early through Firas Al-Buraikan in the 11th minute, before Hassan Kadish extended the Saudi national team's lead with the second goal in the 18th minute, amid a clear advantage for the hosts.
The Saudi national team continued its offensive pressure, and Al-Buraikan returned to score his second personal goal and the third for the Greens in the 34th minute, confirming his country's superiority and largely deciding the confrontation before the end of the first half.
The Omani national team tried to reduce the deficit, and Nasser Al-Rawahi succeeded in hitting the net in the 36th minute, but the referee disallowed the goal due to offside, leaving the result at Saudi Arabia's clean three-goal lead.
The Greens maintained their advantage during the remaining minutes, emerging with a valuable victory by three goals to none, and raising their tally to 6 points at the top of Group A, after achieving their second consecutive victory against Kuwait and then Oman, officially securing their qualification to the semi-finals.
The Iraqi national team comes in second place with 4 points, while the Omani national team has one point, while the Kuwaiti national team has exited the competition without any points.
The Saudi national team will conclude its group stage journey by facing Iraq on Tuesday, September 29, in a match that will determine the leader of Group A.