A win on the final day saw Oman dethrone hosts Morocco to claim the title
The new champions of the Morocco Beach Soccer Cup were crowned on Sunday as Oman didn’t drop a point over the three days to top the group.
Hosts Morocco, who won the 2018 edition, took up second place with a final day win over North African rivals, Algeria, who finished in fourth place.
Oman beat the Netherlands, who claimed third place, in their last match in Agadir. Last year’s second-place finishers wasted no time in asserting their dominance over their Dutch challengers, as Khalid bagged a brace in the opening four minutes, and Eid and Sami (the tournament’s top scorer) pushed the lead to four by the time the first whistle blew.
Ali Eryuruk and Jenner Koek pulled goals back for Netherland to make it 2-4, but when Khalid completed his hat-trick, they had a three-goal deficit to cut in the final 12 minutes.
Another goal at either end was enough to wrap the points up for Oman, who made it nine points out of nine in Morocco.
The hosts also tasted victory on the final day, putting eight past neighbouring Algeria to take up second place, swapping places with last year’s second-place finishers, Oman.
Morocco took a three-goal lead inside the opening period, and by the time Sefir got Algeria off the mark in the second, Morocco had netted five. The tournament’s MVP, Nassim Elhadaoui, secured two of the eight goals in total.
The Top Scorer was Sami Al Bulushi (Oman) who scored eight goals overall, and the champions also claimed the Best Goalkeeper, which went to Amjad Al Hamadani.
12/07
Netherlands 3 – 1 Algeria
Morocco 2 – 3 Oman
13/07
Oman 16 – 1 Algeria
Morocco 7 – 2 Netherlands
14/07
Netherlands 3 – 6 Oman
Algeria 1 – 8 Morocco
Final Standings:
1st – Oman
2nd – Morocco
3rd – Netherlands
4th – Algeria
Individual Awards:
MVP: Nassim Elhadaoui (Morocco)
Top Scorer: Sami Al Bulushi (Oman)
Best Goalkeeper: Amjad Al Hamadani (Oman)
