Sharjah boosted their chances of staying in the ADNOC Pro League, defeating their guests Al-Khabba 3-1 on Sunday in the 13th round of the championship. Sharjah started the match with an early advantage when Luan Pereira opened the scoring, capitalizing on a shot that Al-Khabba's goalkeeper failed to handle, giving the hosts an early lead in the 9th minute. However, Al-Khabba quickly regained their balance and imposed their attacking presence, threatening Sharjah's goal on several occasions, the most notable being a strike by Reagan Allifoda that was cleared by Shahin Abdulrahman before it crossed the line, as well as a header by Shahryar Mughanlo that hit the post and went out of play. The visitors managed to convert their advantage into an equalizer through Renny Rivas, who followed up on a corner kick executed by Ahmed Nur Allah, taking advantage of the absence of defensive marking, to slot the ball into the net in the 39th minute. In the second half, Sharjah faced clear difficulties in regaining the lead, despite Al-Khabba's solid defensive organization, despite sporadic attempts, the most prominent of which was a header by Luan Pereira in the 60th minute, which was brilliantly saved by Sultan Al-Munzari and turned into a corner kick. The decisive goal came from substitutes, as Harib Abdullah scored the go-ahead goal just two minutes after coming on for Igor Cornado, following a series of good feints in Al-Khabba's defense in the 79th minute. Three minutes later, another substitute, Fras Al-Arabi, extended his team's lead, capitalizing on a exquisite pass from Luan Pereira, to secure the 'King's' victory and earn them three valuable points, raising their tally to 14 points and moving up to ninth place, while Al-Khabba's tally remained frozen at 16 points in seventh place unchanged.
