Qurayat make history, Seeb win Jindal League

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MUSCAT, NOV 12 Qurayat made history by clinching their maiden Oman Hockey League title after defeating Al Amerat 3-2, while Seeb secured the Jindal...

Qurayat made history by clinching their maiden Oman Hockey League title after defeating Al Amerat 3-2, while Seeb secured the Jindal Hockey League crown with a 3-1 victory over Al Ittihad, as both competitions concluded at the Hockey Oman Stadium in Al Amerat on Wednesday evening.

The closing ceremony was held under the auspices of Amjad bin Iqbal al Lawati, Chief Corporate Services Officer at Bank Dhofar, in the presence of Dr Marwan bin Juma al Juma, Chairman of the Oman Hockey Association (OHA), alongside club chairmen and officials.

Al Amerat reached the final unbeaten, defeating Masirah and Sohar 7-0 each and Al Ittihad 6-0, before overcoming Salalah 3-0 in the semifinals, scoring 23 goals without conceding.

Qurayat thrashed Al Suwaiq 17-0, defeated Seeb 3-0 and drew with Salalah 0-0 before advancing past Sohar following a 1-1 semi final draw.

Seeb reached the Jindal final after beating Masirah 7-0 in the semifinals, following a win over Al Suwaiq 5-1, a draw with Salalah 2-2 and a defeat to Qurayat 0-3. Al Ittihad advanced by defeating Al Suwaiq 3-1, after beating Masirah 4-0 and losing to Sohar 2-3 and Al Amerat 0-6.

Al Amerat opened the scoring in the 18th minute through Rashad al Fazari, who converted a penalty corner to secure a 1-0 half-time lead.

Qurayat equalised in the 32nd minute through Sanad al Fazari from a penalty corner before Asaad al Qasmi struck from another penalty corner in the 42nd minute to make it 2-1.

Al Amerat responded through Fahad bin Hussain al Lawati, who converted a penalty corner in the 43rd minute to level the score at 2-2.

However, Aseel al Maani scored the decisive goal from open play in the 56th minute, securing Qurayat's historic 3-2 victory.

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