Abdullah Al-Haqim 
Marcus Meloni scored a goal for Sharjah in the first half and then Mensi Dabour kidnapped the equalizer for Al-Ahly youth in the deadly time, but Sharjah kidnapped the qualification card for the semi-finals in the AFC Champions League 2 football after winning 5-4 on penalties in the pure Emirati confrontation that brought the two teams today Wednesday in the second leg of the quarter-finals.
The first leg between the two teams ended last Wednesday with a 1-1 draw, then the original and additional time of the second leg today ended with the same result, so that the two teams governed the penalty shootout, and Sharjah successfully carried out all his five kicks, while his goalkeeper Adel Al-Hosani tackled one of the five kicks of Al-Ahly youth.
In the semi-finals, Sharjah will meet with the Saudi cooperation that qualified yesterday, Tuesday, after 4-2 defeated the penalty shootout at its Iranian guest, Tarter, after the end of the original and additional time in a 2-2 draw, as the first leg ended in a negative tie.
Al -Ahly youth shook Sharjah in the third minute by Matthewsu, but the referee did not count the goal due to infiltration.
A valuable opportunity was lost to Al -Ahly youth in the 26th minute, when Sardar Azmoun received a high ball at the Al -Sitt area, and he went to the ball with a header, but it passed away directly above the crossbar.
Sharjah responded with a dangerous attempt in the 32nd minute when Meloni sent a cross to Osman Camara, who fired strongly from inside the penalty area, but the ball passed near the post.
Just three minutes later, the goal of the progress for Sharjah came, as Camara passed the ball with a skill touch to Meloni, who penetrated into the penalty area, brilliantly defense, and then hit the ball with his left foot in the remote corner of the net.
Al -Ahly youth player Luka Milvojevic hit a strong surprise ball from outside the penalty area, but Al -Hosani tackled it, and he tackled another dangerous ball after him.
Al-Hosani starred in tackling another dangerous ball in the third minute of stoppage time for the first half, which Federico Cartapia shot from a free kick, ending the half with Sharjah 1-0.
The two teams continued to exchange offensive attempts in the second half, but each of them raised the degree of defensive caution.
The Sharjah player Cao Lucas set out in the 76th minute until he penetrated into the penalty area and hit a powerful ball, but it passed near the distant post.
Sharjah intensified its focus greatly on defense insurance to maintain its progress, but the youth of Al -Ahly continued its attempts until he kidnapped the equalizer in the fourth minute of stoppage time through the alternative, Moanes Dabour, who received a cross in front of the goal and directed the ball with a header to the net.
In the seventh minute of stoppage time, Sharjah almost kidnapped the winning goal, but the goalkeeper and defenders responded to more than one shot, and Al-Ahly youth responded with a serious attack within seconds, but the defense cooperated with the goalkeeper in addressing the attempt and ended the original time with a 1-1 draw.
At the additional time, the two teams intensified their focus on defensive insurance, and most attempts were shots from outside the penalty area, all of which were unsuccessful to draw 1-1 until the end of the end, and the two teams governed the penalty shootout that Sharjah decided in its favor with a score of 5-4.
Today’s match was the second of five games between the youth of Al -Ahly and Sharjah during March, as the two teams meet back and forth before the UAE Professional League Cup final before their league match on the 29th of this month.
The second leg of the quarter-finals will be concluded tomorrow, Thursday, with the Australian meeting with his South Korean guest Chonbuk Motors, and Sydney had won 2-0.
The qualifier of the two teams in the semi -finals will meet with Lyon City Silers from Singapore, who qualified at the Japanese Sanvrici Hiroshima expense.
