The Sharjah team won the “Emirates Handball Cup” title for the third time in a row and the seventh in its history, after defeating its host Al Wasl (33-21), the day before yesterday, in the fifth round, which recorded Maliha’s victory over its guest Al Wahda by (32-22).
Al-Sharjah strengthened its lead in the overall standings of the competition with the full mark (15 points) from five consecutive victories, through which it announced the early clinching of the title, regardless of its last match in the next round, scheduled for next Tuesday against Al-Nasr, which if it loses, it will add a point to its score, making it 16 points. , guaranteeing him victory in the tournament, despite the strong competition with Maliha, who at the end of this round occupies second place (13 points), and is subject to rest in the next round, or Shabab Al-Ahly (seven points), despite having three matches left in the tournament, including facing Maliha in Final round.
The system of the tournament, which is held in a one-stage league system, requires resorting to direct confrontations in the event that more than one team is tied on points, which means that if Sharjah loses its match with Al-Nasr, and one of the Maliha or Shabab Al-Ahly teams is able to complete its victories and reach 16 points, then “ The King” decided the title mathematically, because he had previously won over Maliha (34-24) and Shabab Al-Ahly (26-22).
Sharjah did not find it difficult to impose its rhythm on the course of the Al-Wasl match, after a first half that ended with a three-goal advantage with a score of (15-12), before Sharjah continued to expand the gap during the course of the second half, and decided its victory with a score of (33-21).
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