The Shardja football team advanced to the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League, defeating their rivals from Irbid, Hussein, 3-0 in a penalty shootout in a match that took place on Tuesday at the Shardja stadium. The original time of the game, which lasted four periods of play, ended with Hussein winning 1-0. Shardja won the match in the previous week in an Iranian match with a score of 1-0.
The first half of the match ended in favor of Hussein from Jordan with a score of 1-0, the goal was scored by player Mahmoud al-Murdi in the 41st minute, exploiting a problem in the defense. On the other hand, Shardja missed several opportunities throughout the match.
"We were decisive and successful in penalties, which allowed us to progress to the next round. Congratulations to my players on this well-deserved success," said the coach of Shardja after the match.
