The football club "Sharjah" returned to the top of the AFC Professional League after a victory against the team "Shabab Al-Ahli", securing a win away against the club "Al-Wasl" with a score of 1:0 in the 13th round. The "leader" scored 34 points, surpassing "Shabab Al-Ahli" by two points, while "Al-Wasl" remains with 17 points, occupying the seventh place and distancing itself from the title race.
The "Sharjah" team started the match, giving the opponent little chance to open the scoring. In the 16th minute, Kaio Lucas scored the only goal of the match, converting the ball after a clearance from the goalkeeper of "Al-Wasl", Khalid as-Sinani. Moreover, even after the host's goal, the players improved their game and showed dominance, but could not try to score in the goal of Adel al-Husani.
The second half of "Al-Wasl" started with the substitution of Ali Saleh, whose attacks focused on the left flank. The hosts almost equalized the score with a shot from Adam Diallo, but Shahin Abdul-Rahman cleared the ball on the corner. The goalkeeper of "Sharjah" parried the strikes of Diallo and Faras al-Arabi, keeping his goal intact.
The red card shown to Sofia Buffantini after a gross foul on Kaio Lucas became a turning point, which "Sharjah" used to their advantage. Kaio Lucas continued the attack and called for a foul in the opponent's box, but Khalid as-Sinani made an excellent quick save after a forward's strike.
"Al-Wasl" could not return to the game despite the blow from Kaio Lucas, and the ball flew away after the strike of Faras al-Arabi in the penalty area. The break in the first half maintained the unchanged score.
In another match, "Al-Ittihad" achieved an important victory over "Kalba" 1:0, ending a series of 123 days without victories. The goal was scored by Ramin Andrea Burki, who converted a penalty after a foul by Salem Rashid against Markovic in the 38th minute. "Al-Ittihad" rose to 12 points, claiming 11th place, while "Kalba" lingered at 17 points, occupying eighth place.
