“Direct confrontations” tip the balance in favor of Sharjah in front of Al Wahda

Ali Maali (Sharjah)
By the difference in the matches, the Sharjah team obtained the “rescue” card to participate in the new version of the AFC Champions League, at the expense of Al-Wahda, as the two teams played this season on two occasions. They tied in the first match 1-1 in Abu Dhabi, but in the second match in the smiling emirate, Sharjah was able to win 3-2, ensuring itself fourth place in the ranking table after they tied in points with 42 points each. Goal difference was not the direct reason for Sharjah occupying fourth place. According to the list, the confrontation difference comes in first place, then the goal difference, and it is superior. Sharjah in both cases (confrontations and goals), where it is two goals ahead of “Al Annabi” by 13 to 11.
Sharjah had scored two goals in the first 19 minutes, through Luan Pereira (5th minute) and Kamara (19th minute). This happened for the first time in the history of the two teams’ confrontations in the professional league, with Sharjah scoring against “Al Annabi” in the first 19 minutes.
Despite the big question marks about what Sharjah did this season, as the team witnessed a significant decline in level, it saved itself in the last leg with an important victory over Al Wahda that placed it among the top four in order to find a place for itself among the “Durina” teams participating in the next continental edition.
The team’s Romanian coach, Cosmin Olario, is waiting for the new formation of the football company, until new matters are discussed within the ranks of the “King”, in preparation for the new season and the team’s requirements in terms of players, in light of Cosmin’s dissatisfaction with a number of foreign players, in addition to his desire to add new local elements. It pushes the king to present a different season than it was in the current season.
The statements of the Sharjah players expressed their happiness with this victory, which guaranteed them continental participation, according to what Adel Al Hosani, Caio Lucas and Majid Rashid spoke.
Sharjah assistant coach Katalin commented: “We entered the match to get fourth place, and we must analyze what happened during the season and come back stronger.”