The Gulf Cup almost didn’t happen, until the location was moved to Kuwait. It was the first tournament for new UAE head coach Alberto Zaccheronihaving taken over late last year after the team failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. 

There was great excitement leading up to the final last night between two neighbors, Oman and the UAE. 

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For the second game in a row, there were no goals after 120 minutes of action

This time however, unlike the semi-final, the UAE missed out on penalties

Omar had missed a penalty during the game to win it for the UAE

UAE Football’s Pride Omar Abdulrahman Misses Two Penalties in Gulf Cup Final https://t.co/Z0n13hxKhL

— Sam عمو (@sam__eg) January 6, 2018

The Omani national team were naturally delirious 

Congratulations Oman!!
Another seamless victory for our Red Army!#Oman #GulfCup #Tweet #Win #Winner #Football #GCC #UAE #congratulations #competition #love pic.twitter.com/cAmt30dv0E

— the365 (@the365official) January 5, 2018

And the fans celebrated at home too

#oman for a night#GulfCup 2018 pic.twitter.com/mzkrvwUM0o

— Getaway Bug (@getawaybug) January 6, 2018

The game was marred with an incident at the end where part of the stadium collapsed leaving 40 injured

WATCH: #Oman ???????? #GulfCup celebrations were marred by a terrible incident as a section of the glass barrier at Jaber Int’l Stadium collapsed, causing many fans to fall from 2 m heights over broken glass. pic.twitter.com/bGKEsj22Mk

— Ahdaaf (@ahdaafme) January 5, 2018

The UAE were gracious in defeat with HH Sheikh Mohammed sharing this message