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Watch: City's Saleh shines as Oman reach last 16

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Muhsen Al Ghassani and Mohammed Al-Musallami fired late goals as Oman beat Turkmenistan 3-1 in Abu Dhabi to progress in third place from Group F. The Gulf side took the lead after 20 minutes thanks to an Ahmed Al Mahaijri free-kick after Valletta's Raed Saleh was tripped just outside the penalty area, before Altymyrat Annadurdyyev slammed home the equaliser shortly before half-time. But Al Ghassani pounced from close range with six minutes left and Al-Musallami added a stoppage-time header to give Oman their first points of the tournament. Tsukasa Shiotani thumped home a sizzling second-half winner as Japan changed 10 players but still beat Uzbekistan 2-1 to finish top of their group at the Asian Cup on Thursday. Oman's victory has condemned Floriana's Mohammed Saleh and his fellow Palestinian colleagues as the latter are one of the two third-placed teams who failed to progress from the group stages.  The unfamiliar line-up briefly trailed after Eldor Shomurodov scored for the Uzbeks, but Newcastle United forward Yoshinori Muto's header and Shiotani's thunderbolt gave Japan their third win in Group F. In the round of 16 Japan, the most successful team in Asian Cup history, will...

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