Wednesday 30 / October / 2024
Muscat: Japan proved too good for the Juan Ramón López Caro coached Oman in a friendly played on Friday.
According to information received from Kashima, where the match was played, Yuya Osako scored two goals and propelled the hosts past Oman for a comfortable 4-0 win.
For the outgoing Spanish coach Juan Ramon Lopez Caro of Oman, it was failed test and he will be looking to return to Muscat with a win over Myanmar on November 14.
Oman are preparing for the Asian Cup qualifiers and also next year's Gulf Cup, while Japan were tuning up for their World Cup qualifying showdown with Saudi Arabia.
Vahid Halilhodzic's Japan will welcome the Saudis to Saitama on Tuesday, knowing defeat could seriously hamper their chances of qualifying for Russia 2018 automatically from Group B of the AFC section.
Osako's first-half brace put Japan in front, with Hiroshi Kiyotake and Yuki Kobayashi completing the tally in the second half.
