Sharjah v Al Gharafa
2025-26 AFC Champions League Elite, League Stage
Rey Manaj - 60', 90'+1'
Ousmane Camara - 62'
Igor Coronado - 90'+10'
Yacine Brahimi - 33' Pen
Joselu - 45'+4', 73' Pen
Khalifa Abu Baker - 86'
Match Formations
- Obaid Mohamed Bin Habib26
- Yu-Min20
- Abdulrahman4
- Katinic5
- Prijovic33
- Fetai23
- Poblete8
- Ebraheim19
- Pereira11
- Manaj9
- Barbosa Meloni22
Game Information
Sharjah Stadium
9:45 AM, September 15, 2025
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Attendance: 1,214
- Referees:
- Majed Al-Shamrani
Match Timeline
Match Commentary
- Match ends, Sharjah 4, Al Gharafa 3. |
90'+11' Second Half ends, Sharjah 4, Al Gharafa 3. |
90'+10' Goal! Sharjah 4, Al Gharafa 3. Igor Coronado (Sharjah) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ousmane Camara. |
90'+9' Attempt missed. Saif Eldeen Hassan (Al Gharafa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Fabricio Díaz. |
90'+7' Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Maro Katinic. |
90'+7' Attempt blocked. Joselu (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. |
90'+6' Álvaro Djaló (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
90'+6' Foul by Shaheen Abdalla (Sharjah). |
90'+5' Offside, Sharjah. Rey Manaj is caught offside. |
90'+3' Feta Fetai (Sharjah) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
90'+3' Álvaro Djaló (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
90'+3' Foul by Feta Fetai (Sharjah). |
90'+1' Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time. |
90'+1' Goal! Sharjah 3, Al Gharafa 3. Rey Manaj (Sharjah) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. |
90' Substitution, Al Gharafa. Damé Traoré replaces Yacine Brahimi. |
90' Substitution, Al Gharafa. Amine Lecomte-Addani replaces Mason Holgate. |
86' Khalifa Ababacar (Al Gharafa) is shown the red card. |
85' VAR Decision: Card upgraded Khalifa Ababacar (Al Gharafa). |
83' Rey Manaj (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
83' Foul by Khalifa Ababacar (Al Gharafa). |
81' Yacine Brahimi (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
81' Foul by Khaled Ebraheim (Sharjah). |
80' Foul by Ferjani Sassi (Al Gharafa). |
80' Firas Ben Arbi (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
80' Ousmane Camara (Sharjah) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
80' Foul by Mason Holgate (Al Gharafa). |
79' Attempt saved. Igor Coronado (Sharjah) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Khalifa Ababacar (Al Gharafa). |
79' Substitution, Sharjah. Firas Ben Arbi replaces Adel Taarabt. |
79' Ousmane Camara (Sharjah) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
79' Foul by Álvaro Djaló (Al Gharafa). |
78' Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
76' Delay in match (Sharjah). |
74' Substitution, Al Gharafa. Ayoub Al Ouwi replaces Aron Gunnarsson. |
73' Goal! Sharjah 2, Al Gharafa 3. Joselu (Al Gharafa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. |
71' Penalty conceded by Shaheen Abdalla (Sharjah) after a foul in the penalty area. |
71' Penalty Al Gharafa. Joselu draws a foul in the penalty area. |
70' Foul by Khaled Ebraheim (Sharjah). |
70' Fabricio Díaz (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
68' Ousmane Camara (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
68' Foul by Saif Eldeen Hassan (Al Gharafa). |
66' Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
65' Delay in match because of an injury Khaled Ebraheim (Sharjah). |
63' Harun Ibrahim (Sharjah) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
63' Yacine Brahimi (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
63' Foul by Harun Ibrahim (Sharjah). |
63' Substitution, Al Gharafa. Álvaro Djaló replaces Florinel Coman. |
62' Goal! Sharjah 2, Al Gharafa 2. Ousmane Camara (Sharjah) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. |
60' Goal! Sharjah 1, Al Gharafa 2. Rey Manaj (Sharjah) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation. |
60' Penalty saved. Rey Manaj (Sharjah) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Khalifa Ababacar (Al Gharafa). |
58' Penalty conceded by Seydou Sano (Al Gharafa) after a foul in the penalty area. |
58' Penalty Sharjah. Ousmane Camara draws a foul in the penalty area. |
56' Corner, Sharjah. Conceded by Seydou Sano. |
53' Jang Hyun-Soo (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
53' Foul by Rey Manaj (Sharjah). |
52' Attempt missed. Joselu (Al Gharafa) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right following a fast break. |
52' Igor Coronado (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
52' Foul by Mason Holgate (Al Gharafa). |
51' Foul by Harun Ibrahim (Sharjah). |
51' Aron Gunnarsson (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
50' Offside, Al Gharafa. Joselu is caught offside. |
46' Offside, Sharjah. Adel Taarabt is caught offside. |
45' Substitution, Sharjah. Harun Ibrahim replaces Gerónimo Poblete. |
45' Second Half begins Sharjah 0, Al Gharafa 2. |
45'+5' First Half ends, Sharjah 0, Al Gharafa 2. |
45'+4' Goal! Sharjah 0, Al Gharafa 2. Joselu (Al Gharafa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yacine Brahimi with a through ball following a fast break. |
45'+4' Offside, Al Gharafa. Joselu is caught offside. |
45'+3' Yacine Brahimi (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
45'+3' Foul by Ousmane Camara (Sharjah). |
45'+3' Igor Coronado (Sharjah) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Khaled Ebraheim. |
45'+2' Attempt missed. Vladimir Prijovic (Sharjah) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. |
45' Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time. |
45' Rey Manaj (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
45' Foul by Jang Hyun-Soo (Al Gharafa). |
44' Substitution, Sharjah. Igor Coronado replaces Cho Yu-Min. |
43' Substitution, Sharjah. Ousmane Camara replaces Marcus Meloni. |
39' Foul by Mason Holgate (Al Gharafa). |
39' Feta Fetai (Sharjah) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
36' Yacine Brahimi (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
36' Foul by Khaled Ebraheim (Sharjah). |
35' Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
34' Delay in match (Al Gharafa). |
33' Goal! Sharjah 0, Al Gharafa 1. Yacine Brahimi (Al Gharafa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner. |
31' VAR Decision: Penalty Al Gharafa. |
30' Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
29' Delay in match because of an injury Florinel Coman (Al Gharafa). |
29' Penalty conceded by Gerónimo Poblete (Sharjah) after a foul in the penalty area. |
29' Penalty Al Gharafa. Yacine Brahimi draws a foul in the penalty area. |
26' Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
25' Delay in match because of an injury Marcus Meloni (Sharjah). |
24' Aron Gunnarsson (Al Gharafa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
24' Marcus Meloni (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
24' Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Al Gharafa). |
23' Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
23' Delay in match because of an injury Feta Fetai (Sharjah). |
20' Substitution, Sharjah. Adel Taarabt replaces Luanzinho because of an injury. |
20' Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
20' Delay in match because of an injury Luanzinho (Sharjah). |
19' Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
18' Delay in match because of an injury Luanzinho (Sharjah). |
16' Luanzinho (Sharjah) wins a free kick on the left wing. |
16' Foul by Ferjani Sassi (Al Gharafa). |
15' Yacine Brahimi (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
15' Foul by Marcus Meloni (Sharjah). |
14' Corner, Sharjah. Conceded by Khalifa Ababacar. |
14' Attempt saved. Rey Manaj (Sharjah) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Khalifa Ababacar (Al Gharafa). |
8' Foul by Marcus Meloni (Sharjah). |
8' Aron Gunnarsson (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
7' Foul by Marcus Meloni (Sharjah). |
7' Fabricio Díaz (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
5' Marcus Meloni (Sharjah) wins a free kick in the defensive half. |
5' Foul by Mason Holgate (Al Gharafa). |
3' Corner, Al Gharafa. Conceded by Rey Manaj. |
2' Yacine Brahimi (Al Gharafa) wins a free kick in the attacking half. |
2' Foul by Khaled Ebraheim (Sharjah). |
- First Half begins. |
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up. |
AFC Champions League Elite Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Hilal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 12 |
| Al Ahli | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 10 |
| Al-Wahda | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 10 |
| Traktor Sazi FC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +6 | 8 |
| Shabab Al-Ahli | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 |
| Al Ittihad | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| Al Duhail | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Sharjah | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 4 |
| Al Gharafa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| Al Sadd | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| Al-Shorta | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 1 |
| Nasaf Qarshi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 0 |

