The Sharjah Handball Team achieved its first victory in the 27th Asian Championship for Champions Clubs, by defeating Al-Shabab of Bahrain with a score of (35-31), today, Saturday, in the first group competitions, at the conclusion of the championship group tournament currently held in the Qatari capital, Doha, and extending until November 23. The current one.
Al-Sharjah snatched third place from the Bahraini youth and qualified together for the quarter-finals, accompanied by the Kuwaiti teams Al-Kuwait and Al-Rayyan of Qatar, who ranked first and second in the group, which was limited to four clubs, compared to the second group, which included five clubs: Al-Khaleej of Saudi Arabia, Al-Duhail of Qatar, Miss Kerman of Iran, and Sadab. Al-Omani, and Kazma Al-Kuwaiti.
Sharjah’s advantage was clear in the course of the Bahraini match, after it was able to end the first half in their favor with a single goal difference and a score of (17-16), then widening the difference during the course of the second half and deciding the match by (35-31).
In the quarter-finals, the Sharjah team is waiting for a difficult confrontation that will bring it together against the loser of the summit match of the second group, which brought together late this evening the Qatari Al-Duhail and Saudi Al-Khaleej teams, especially since the tournament system stipulated that the leaders of the two groups would meet in the quarter-finals at the end of the group stage with the two place holders. Fourth for the other group, and runners-up with third for the next group.
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