Match fallout and Queiroz’s protest
The Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz, Oman’s manager, blamed Jordanian referee Adham Makhdama for the defeat to Saudi Arabia in the 2025 Arab Cup.
Oman fell 1-2 to Saudi Arabia at Education City Stadium in Qatar, in the group-stage opener of the Arab Cup.
After the match, Queiroz appeared livid in a BeIN Sports Qatar interview, gripping a tablet showing a clip from the game as he spoke with evident intensity.
The critique and the red-card debate
In the short interview he said, "You have screens, what happened on the pitch was not acceptable; how could that be a red card?"
Queiroz pointed to a tackle by Nawaf Boshl, Saudi's left-back, on an Oman player in the 83rd minute, which he believed deserved a red, while the opponent was only shown a yellow.
Saleh Al-Shehri scored Saudi's second in the 77th minute, from a cross by Salem Al-Dosari, with no offside being called.
Punchline: "Red card? More like red alert!"
Punchline: "Tablet, 1; Whistle, 0."
