'Immense joy' for Andres Iniesta after dramatic home debut for Emirates Club

Andres Iniesta was philosophical after missing out on the perfect start to his new career with Emirates Club as they were denied victory with the last kick of the game.

The Spanish great was the central figure of an extraordinary game on his home debut for his new club in Ras Al Khaimah on Friday evening.

There were eight goals shared evenly between them and Ajman at the start of the second week of matches in the Adnoc Pro League.

There were three penalties given – one chalked off after a VAR review, and the other two coming in a dramatic period of stoppage time at the end of the game.

Iniesta himself bookended the fixture with two moments of class, which you might expect from a player of such lavish achievements in his career with Barcelona and Spain.

Just 94 seconds in, and with thousands of fans still yet to make their way to their seats, he set up the opener for Lithierry da Silva Neves with a free kick from the left of the box.

In injury time at the end, he appeared to have scripted a fairy tale 4-3 comeback win when he hit a penalty into the top corner.

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