Oman edge Qatar in U-23 GCC Cup football championship

Muscat: Oman defeated hosts Qatar by a solitary goal to record their second successive victory in the Under-23 GCC Cup football championship in the Qatari capital of Doha on Friday.
According to information received here, Ayman Ibrahim Al Haikal scored the all-important goal for the Sultanate squad in the 68th minute.
Earlier in the evening, Saudi Arabia defeated the UAE by a similar 1-0 margin.
Oman, who opened their campaign with a 3-1 win over Bahrain on Wednesday, are now on the top of the table with six points from two games.
The Sultanate squad will next play Saudi Arabia on Monday and then take on the UAE on Wednesday.