“We focused on the psychological factor in preparing the players for the match, by boosting confidence and improving mental presence.

"The psychological and mental preparation was positively reflected in the players' performance, as we prefer the ball possession style and we have skilled players who love football,” said Jaber.

The head coach, however, cautioned his players against complacency as he felt Oman can raise their game several more notches. 

“We must be careful not to be complacent, the road is still long and difficult in the Qualifiers. Our joy ends today and from tomorrow, we will start preparing for the next match against Jordan."

“We must continue to work hard and enter every match with greater effort and higher confidence to impose our style of play on our competitors. The Kuwaiti team did not give up, but were surprised by our style of play.

“We only reached 30 percent of the required performance level, and I look forward to improving control and imposing our style of play throughout the 90 minutes in the upcoming matches.”