Soccer-Saudi Arabia end 22-year wait for another Gulf Cup title

Soccer Football - Gulf Cup - Final - Saudi Arabia v United Arab Emirates - King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - October 6, 2026 Saudi Arabia fans celebrate with flares after winning the Gulf Cup

JEDDAH, ⁠Saudi Arabia, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Hosts Saudi ⁠Arabia won the 27th Gulf Cup with ‌a 2-0 win over the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, ending a 22-year wait to again lift ​the trophy.

Winger Hammam Al Hammami ⁠opened the scoring ⁠in the 11th minute with a deflected shot ⁠from the ‌edge of the box, sparking celebrations at King Abdullah Sports City.

Georgios ⁠Donis' side continued their impressive start, ​with Feras ‌Al Brikan making it 2-0 from close ⁠range two ​minutes later. They almost scored again when Saleh Abu Alshamat, who started alongside his brother ⁠Mohammed, hit the bar.

The UAE ​were awarded a penalty but VAR overturned the decision in the 38th minute.

Saudi goalkeeper Mohamed ⁠Al Owais denied Sultan Adil from close range after the interval before UAE forward Fabio Lima struck the bar in the 88th ​minute, leaving Saudi Arabia ⁠with a clean sheet throughout the tournament.

The triumph ​gave the Saudis a ‌fourth Gulf Cup title, their ​first since 2004.

(Reporting by Mohamed Yossry in Cairo, editing by Ken Ferris)

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沙特阿拉伯吉达，10 月 6 日（路透社）——东道主沙特阿拉伯周二以 2-0 战胜阿拉伯联合酋长国，赢得了第 27 届海湾杯冠军，结束了长达 22 年的等待，再次捧起该奖杯。

边锋哈马姆·阿尔·哈马米在第 11 分钟凭借禁区边缘的折射射门首开纪录，引发了阿卜杜拉国王体育城的庆祝。

乔治奥斯·多尼斯率领的球队延续了他们令人印象深刻的开局，两分钟后，费拉斯·阿尔·布里坎近距离破门，将比分改写为2-0。随后，萨利赫·阿布·阿尔沙马特（与他的兄弟穆罕默德搭档首发）的射门击中横梁，他们几乎再次破门得分。

阿联酋队获得点球，但VAR在第38分钟推翻了这一判罚。

下半场开始后，沙特门将穆罕默德·奥瓦伊斯近距离扑出了苏丹·阿迪尔的射门，随后阿联酋前锋法比奥·利马在第88分钟击中横梁，最终沙特阿拉伯在整个赛事中保持零封。

这场胜利使沙特阿拉伯队获得了第四个海湾杯冠军，也是自 2004 年以来的第一个冠军。

（穆罕默德·约斯里在开罗报道，肯·费里斯编辑）

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