(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Last year's runner-up Al Shabab began its campaign in the 2017-18 Omantel League with a 2-0 win over debutant Al Mudhaibi at the Seeb Sports Stadium on Wednesday.
The opening day of the top-flight league had all the 14 teams in action with two games scheduled for 8.45pm kick-off including the match featuring defending champion Dhofar against Salalah-based Mirbat.
However, the early game in Salalah had former champion, Al Nasr, record a 2-0 win over Oman Club at the Al Saada Sports Complex.
Khalid al Hamdani struck an early goal for Al Nasr in the eighth minute and Fahad Naseeb made it 2-0 in the 39th minute. The five-time winner then held on to the lead to grab the three points.
At the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, nine-time champion Fanja survived a scare to draw 2-2 with Muscat.
Both of Fanja's goals came off penalty-kicks with Abdulrehman al Ghassani and Shawqi converting the spot-kicks.
Al Arouba was held to a goalless draw by Al Salam at the Sohar Sports Complex while at Buraimi Sports Complex, hosts Al Nahda edged past Sohar 3-2 in a thriller to collect full points on the opening day.
In another late kick-off, Al Suwaiq was to meet Saham in a Batinah derby.
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