Al Seeb immediately put Al Futowa under pressure with Zahir Al Aghbari surging unopposed into the box in the second minute to cut the ball back for Abdulaziz Al Maqbali, whose tame effort was easily saved by keeper Abderrahmane Boultif. 

The AFC Cup™ 2022 winners threatened again a minute later with Abdul Rahman Al Mushaifri sending in a cross into the box which needed keeper Abderrahmane Boultif’s intervention. .

Al Futowa continued to live dangerously with Arshad Al Alawi pulling his effort just wide in the 11th minute, while Ali Al Busaidi saw his effort blocked six minutes later.

It was a one-sided affair with Al Futowa barely troubling Al Seeb and they got their opener in the 32nd minute after Al Aghbari’s low shot took a deflection before settling in the back of the net.

The Omani side came close to doubling their lead in the 37th minute but Boultif kept out Al Mushaifri’s effort from above the box, while Al Busaidi hit the side netting from inside the six-yard-box.

It was a similar scenario in the second half as Al Seeb continued to pile on the pressure with Al Maqbali and Al Aghbari both seeing their efforts saved by Boultif.

Al Futowa suffered a body blow in the 65th after Moussa Coulibaly was given his marching orders after a second yellow card, with Al Seeb maximising their numeral advantage.

They extended their lead in the 73rd minute after Ali Busiadi evaded his marker at the top of the box before finishing with a curling effort into the bottom right corner.

Al Seeb made it 3-0 two minutes later after Al Futowa failed to deal with Al Maqbali’s through ball inside the box leaving space for Al Aghbari to score past a charging Boultif.

Al Maqbali etched his name on the scoresheet after nodding home the fourth goal in the 78th minute before Jameel Al Yahmadi lobbed the ball over Boultif from just inside the area following his poor clearance.

Al Seeb will meet Al Ahli on Tuesday while Al Futowa will look to bounce back against Hilal Alquds.