UAE Pro League: Late goals lift Al-Ain and Al-Wahda to dramatic wins

19.02.2023 - 14:09 arabnews.com

Late goals of significant consequence to the title race and Al-Wasl’s Bur Dubai Derby joy defined matchweek 17 in the ADNOC Pro League.

Sharjah’s 2018-19 title-winning coach and former one-club man, Abdulaziz Al-Anbari, came back to hurt them when his Khor Fakkan team found the only goal through Aylton Boa Morte’s 89th-minute diving header.

This caused Sharjah to slip down to fourth, with the chasing pack all claiming victories. These came in epic circumstances for fifth-placed Al-Wahda and third-placed reigning champions, Al-Ain.

The former prevailed 2-1 against promoted Al-Bataeh thanks to Facundo Kruspzky’s 105th-minute header, while the irrepressible Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba produced a superb 97th-minute strike to earn a 3-2 victory at Ittihad Kalba for the latter.

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