Al-Sharjah lost to Al-Arabi of Qatar, today, Tuesday, by a difference of five points (96-91) in the Arab Basketball Championship currently being held in Alexandria, Egypt, and extending until October 12.
Sharjah missed the opportunity to gain the advantage with the results of the first and second quarters (28-21 and 24-23) and ended the first half ahead by eight points and with a score of (52-44), after the Al Arabi Qatari players succeeded during the course of the second half in reducing the difference and deciding the match in their favor by gaining the advantage. The results of the third and fourth quarters were (25-21 and 26-19).
It is noteworthy that the 36th edition of the tournament witnesses for the first time the participation of three Emirati clubs. In addition to Al-Sharjah, Al-Bataeh is in the same group (the first), which includes next to them the hosts Al-Ittihad of Alexandria, Al-Arabi of Qatar, Kazma of Kuwait and Smouha Al-Masry, while the Al-Wahda team competes in the second group, which includes Al-Gharafa. Qatari, Sporting of Egypt, Al-Qadisiya of Kuwait, Al-Seeb of Oman, and Shaab Hadramaut of Yemen.
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