Ali Maali (Abu Dhabi)
Sharjah team shared the top spot in Group 3 with Al-Wehdat of Jordan, after the end of the first round of the AFC Champions League 2, after returning from Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, with an important victory over Istiklol 1-0, which is the same score as the Jordanian team, which excelled in the percentage of goals, by defeating Sepahan of Iran 2-1.
The second round of the group competitions will be held on October 1, where Sharjah will meet Al-Wahdat in Sharjah, and Sepahan will meet Esteghlal in Foolad Shahr, and the two teams that obtain first and second place will qualify for the round of 16.
There are many gains achieved by Al-Sharqawi after the match against the Tajik champion, perhaps the most important of which is the good and reassuring appearance of the young goalkeeper Khaled Tawhid, who is participating for the first time in the Asian Championship, as the young goalkeeper (20 years old) showed good stability throughout the two halves of the match, and was subjected to more than one test, and succeeded in bravely stopping a number of opportunities.
Khaled Tawhid’s participation came due to the suspension of Adel Al Hosani, which gave this goalkeeper an appearance at this difficult time at the beginning of Sharjah’s journey in the AFC Champions League 2. This is the third match that Khaled Tawhid has played in full during his career with Sharjah. The first was in the ADNOC Professional League 2021-2022 season against Khorfakkan in round 23, which ended with Sharjah winning 3-1. In the same round, Khaled Tawhid also appeared against Hatta last season, which ended in a goalless draw.
The second gain was the distinguished appearance of the Croatian Darko Njasmic, who presented an excellent level until he left the field in the 69th minute, and Firas Balarabi played in his place. According to the performance index provided by the “Sofa Score” website, the Croatian midfielder was given a score of 7.2 out of 10, which is the highest percentage for the team’s players after Luan Pereira (8.2) and Khaled Al Dhanhani (7.4). This is Darko’s first appearance in the Asian competitions, and an indication that this player will fill the big void left by the former Uzbek Shukurov.
The most prominent player in the match was substitute Firas Al-Arabi, who was able to exploit a smart pass from Luan Pereira, to put his team in the lead in the 72nd minute.
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