After drawing 1-1 with Syria on Sunday, Oman had to win at My Dinh Stadium to deny Uzbekistan and first half goals from captain Hussain Al Hadhri and Raed Ibrahim Saleh ensured a comfortable victory for Le Guen’s side.

Oman were forced to play the last 16 minutes with 10 men following the dismissal of Eid Al Farsi, but Uzbekistan were unable to follow up Tuesday’s 2-1 win over Syria.  "I am very proud of my players and we deserved this qualification,” said Le Guen, who is also in charge of the Oman national team who will play in the fourth round of qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup starting in June.

"The first game was very good and this game was more difficult, but our state of mind was perfect.

"Uzbekistan are a good team and it was a great performance from us to win 2-0."  Al Hadhri’s 16th minute penalty, which was his second of the week in Vietnam, took the midfielder’s goal tally for the tournament to nine in 11 games after Oman began in the first round of qualifiers in February last year.

And Le Guen will hope Al Hadhri, who has also scored for the national team in the qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, can continue to lead from the front against Senegal at the City of Coventry Stadium on April 23 as the Omanis chase a maiden appearance at the Olympic Games.

The winner of next month’s match will secure the final place in the 16-team football tournament in London after Senegal lost 2-0 to Egypt in the third place play-off at the inaugural CAF U-23 Championship last year.

Third round group winners Korea Republic, Japan and United Arab Emirates have already secured their places in the April 24 draw alongside hosts Great Britain, Gabon, Morocco, Egypt, Belarus, Switzerland, Spain, New Zealand, Brazil and Uruguay with the two representatives from the CONCACAF region set to be decided on Saturday.

Uzbekistan, meanwhile, were ultimately made to pay for letting slip a two-goal lead against the UAE on Matchday Six of the third round Group Stage earlier this month as Vadim Abramov’s side missed out on a first appearance at the Olympic Games.

The Group B runners-up needed just a draw in Hanoi on Thursday to advance after beating Syria 48 hours earlier, but Abramov’s much-changed side failed to take advantage of a strong start.

"We made many mistakes and Oman played much better than Uzbekistan. There were so many mistakes. It was mistake, mistake, mistake,” said the 49-year-old.

"Before the penalty we had so many chances. It was a very bad day.

"But this didn't come from this game; I think this comes from Tashkent and the Emirates game as there are players that still can't get it out of their heads."