(العويس) The story behind this trend in Social Media today
03-10-2026
I’ll look up what the “العويس” trend refers to and the story behind it.The posts point to a match tonight. I’ll check the specific story around Al-Owais.The name العويس trending today refers to Mohammed Al-Owais, goalkeeper of the Saudi national team, after his performance in the Gulf Cup 27 semi-final.Saudi Arabia and Qatar played in Jeddah this evening and finished 0–0 after extra time. The tie went to a penalty shootout, which Saudi Arabia won 3–2 to reach the final. Al-Owais was the decisive figure: he saved two Qatari penalties, and a third went over the bar. One of the saves stood out because the referee ordered the kick to be retaken, and he stopped it again.Saudi scorers from the spot were Abdullah Al-Hamdan, Mohammed Kanno, and Mukhtar Ali; Hassan Tambakti and Firas Al-Buraikan missed. Qatar scored twice and missed three. Al-Owais was widely named man of the match, and clips of the saves, the retaken penalty, and his award spread quickly across social media right after the whistle.Saudi Arabia will face the winner of the other semi-final (UAE or Oman) in the final.