Khorfakkan, UAE – Khorfakkan and Sharjah played out an exciting 2-2 draw on Thursday evening at Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi Stadium, in Round 3 of the ADNOC Pro League.
Khorfakkan took the lead through a Tariq Tissoudali penalty in the 39th minute. Elton Felipe then doubled the advantage in the 52nd minute. Sharjah responded with a penalty from Marcos Miloni in the 59th. Subsequently, Rei Manaj struck another from the spot deep into stoppage time (99th minute) to secure a dramatic equalizer.
Match Highlights
Sharjah thought they had opened the scoring early in the 6th minute, but the goal was disallowed for offside after a VAR review. That decision boosted Khorfakkan’s confidence. They eventually went ahead when Tissoudali converted from the penalty spot.
Felipe then capitalized on a defensive error to make it 2-0 shortly after the restart. However, Sharjah refused to give in, reducing the deficit through Miloni’s penalty. The visitors nearly equalized in the 62nd minute, only to be denied by the post.
Just when Khorfakkan seemed on course for victory, Sharjah were awarded a second penalty in stoppage time. Manaj coolly slotted it home to make it 2-2.
League Standings
With this result, Sharjah moved up to 4 points in fifth place. They edged Khorfakkan—who also sit on 4 points—by goal difference in sixth.
