Sharjah earned a well-deserved qualification card to the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League 2 for clubs in football, after its great victory over its host, Al-Wahdat of Jordan, in its home, and in front of its fans, by three goals to one, the day before yesterday, at the end of the third group competitions, which it topped with 13. point, while the Jordanian team came second and accompanied Sharjah to the next round, while Sharjah awaits the draw ceremony that will take place on the 12th of this month, to find out the identity of the team that will win. He will face him in the next round.
Several factors emerged for Sharjah’s superiority in this match, including the appropriate lineup that played the match, the strong performance and great understanding demonstrated by the team’s players, and the brilliance of the team’s players, especially the trio of Caio Lucas, Luan Pereira, and Khaled Al-Dhanhani, in addition to the first goal scored by the team’s player. Caio Lucas (31), who represented the turning point in the match in favor of Sharjah, in addition to the imprint of Sharjah’s coach, the Romanian Olario Cosmin, who knew how to lead his team to this goal. Big win, deservedly topped the group.
The manager of the Sharjah team, Badr Ahmed Al Hammadi, considered that the good recruitment of players by coach Cosmin, and his instilling a spirit of enthusiasm among them, and respect for the competitor, in addition to the fact that the players’ implementation of the coach’s plans is one of the most important reasons for the victory, and Badr Ahmed told “Emirates Today,” that Sharjah’s ambition is to reach the podium in this tournament.
Sharjah’s qualification and topping the group came after its victory over Tajikistan’s Esteghlal, 1-0, in the first leg, 3-1, in the first leg, 3-1, as well as its victory over Iranian Sepahan, in the first leg, 3-1, and over Jordan’s Al-Wahdat, 3-1, in the first leg, and a draw with them in the first leg, 2-2, while Sharjah suffered one loss. against Sepahan by three goals to one, in the return match held in Doha, and Badr Ahmed continued: “Sharjah’s victory over Al-Wahdat and the qualification came at a beautiful time. Coinciding with the National Day of the UAE,” he added: “Although our ambition in the next round is to continue the journey to reach the desired goal, our most important focus will be on the next match, after Sharjah learns the identity of the team it will face through the draw.”
The Sharjah team manager indicated that they always hope to bring joy to the Sharjah and Emirati fans through this tournament.
For his part, Sharjah coach, Roman Cosmin, confirmed that Sharjah was able to score during difficult times in the match, and that the skill of the team players made the difference in the match, adding that “Sharjah controls the course of the game tactically, and we consider every team match as a challenge for us.”
Ranking of the third group
After the “last” round
1- Sharjah 13 points
2- Units: 11 points
3- Sepahan 10 points
4- Independence of Dushanbe without points
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