Muscat: Seeb maintained their commanding lead in the Omantel League title race with a 2- 0 victory over Al Wahda on Thursday at the Seeb Sports Stadium in Round 17. The match remained goalless at half-time, but Seeb came alive in the second half, taking the lead through a Frank William penalty in the 62nd minute. Abdulaziz al Muqbali sealed the result with a second goal in the 76th minute.
The win extends Seeb's lead at the top of the table to 47 points, 14 points clear of defending champions Al Nahda, who have a game in hand. Al Wahda, on the other hand, remain at the bottom of the table with 10 points. In another Round 17 match, Sur and Bahla played out a goalless draw at the Nizwa Sports Complex on Thursday.
The draw leaves Sur in 10th place with 15 points, while Bahla remain in 11th place with 13 points. The result does little to change the relegation picture, with 11th place being the first relegation spot at the end of the season.
OMAN CLUB THIRD
At the Al Saada Sports Complex, Oman Club bounced back from their recent poor run of form with a convincing 3-0 victory over Al Nasr. Mohammed al Ghafri opened the scoring for Oman Club in the 22nd minute, followed by Nasser al Rawahi in the 76th minute. Osama Aqar sealed the win with a penalty in the stoppage time.
The win moves Oman up to third place in the table with 29 points, temporarily leapfrogging over Salalah. Al Nasr, meanwhile, remain in fifth place with 22 points. At the Al Rustaq Sports Complex, Al Rustaq edged past Ibri 2-1.
Mohammed al Ghafri scored both goals for Al Rustaq in the 70th and 83rd minutes, while Emmanuel Mahoub scored Ibri's only goal in the 73rd minute. The win moves Al Rustaq up to seventh place in the table with 21 points, temporarily ahead of Al Shabab, who play their Week 17 match against Dhofar on Friday. Ibri, meanwhile, remain in sixth place with 21 points yet they remain in sixth place with a goal difference advantage over Al Rustaq.
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