The Sharjah football team has reached the playoffs of the Asian Champions League after two victories over the guests from Shabab Al-Ahli in the penalty shootout.
Sharjah won in a tense game against their compatriots from Shabab Al-Ahli with a score of 5-4 in the penalty shootout after the match ended 1-1 at the Sharjah stadium. The game concluded with the same result as the first match. Sharjah will now play in the playoffs against the Saudi team Al-Taawun, which also advanced to the playoffs after winning in the penalty shootout against Iranian Tractor. The first match takes place on April 8 in Buraydah, and the return game is on April 15 at the Sharjah stadium. The final is scheduled for May 17.
Marcus Vinicius opened the scoring in the 35th minute, connecting with Osama Kamara to score in the far corner of the goal at Hamad Al-Makbad Stadium. goalkeeper Adel Al-Husni played heroically, keeping his goal intact in the first half of the match, but conceded a goal in the last minutes of stoppage time in the second half from Munsa Dabbura. After two stoppage time periods and the penalty shootout, victory remained with Sharjah.
This match marked the fifth meeting between the two teams in the last month. Their next matches will take place on March 18 and 23 in the Abu-Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup playoffs, as well as on March 28 in the 19th round of the Professional League of Adnok.
