{"id":10218,"date":"2024-09-19T14:43:38","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T14:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharjahclub.ae\/%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%84%d9%83-%d9%8a%d9%87%d8%b2%d9%85-%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%aa%d9%82%d9%84%d9%88%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b7%d8%a7%d8%ac%d9%8a%d9%83%d9%8a-%d8%a8%d9%87%d8%af%d9%81-%d9%81%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%b3\/"},"modified":"2024-09-19T14:46:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T14:46:47","slug":"%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d9%84%d9%83-%d9%8a%d9%87%d8%b2%d9%85-%d8%a7%d8%b3%d8%aa%d9%82%d9%84%d9%88%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b7%d8%a7%d8%ac%d9%8a%d9%83%d9%8a-%d8%a8%d9%87%d8%af%d9%81-%d9%81%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%b3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharjahclub.ae\/en\/10218\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharjah Kicks Off AFC Champions League Campaign with a Valuable Win Over Tajikistan\u2019s Istiklol"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"c65e783c-e5a4-4b68-9535-8d6378e578ad\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"35bebee6-ec2a-42b3-8e08-f625249cef8d\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>Sharjah secured a valuable 1-0 victory against Tajik club Istiklol Dushanbe on Tuesday evening in their opening match of the 2024 AFC Champions League group stage (Group C). The only goal of the match came from substitute Firas Ben Larbi in the 72nd minute, following a brilliant pass from Luan Pereira.<\/p>\n<p>The first half saw a balanced performance from both teams, with attacks being exchanged but without any real danger. Sharjah had a slight advantage in possession but failed to capitalize on several opportunities due to lack of focus and composure, especially from Osman Kamara, Caio Lucas, and Luan Pereira. The home side\u2019s most dangerous moment came in the 45th minute when Sharjah\u2019s defense failed to clear the ball properly, but goalkeeper Khalid Tuhid saved the resulting shot.<\/p>\n<p>In the second half, both teams continued in a similar fashion. Istiklol\u2019s goalkeeper, Nahriddin Hasanov, made crucial saves, including a header from Luan Pereira in the 53rd minute, a powerful shot from Osman Kamara in the 58th minute, and another attempt from Caio Lucas in the 64th minute.<\/p>\n<p>However, Sharjah\u2019s persistence paid off in the 72nd minute when substitute Firas Ben Larbi scored with his first touch, lifting the ball over Istiklol\u2019s goalkeeper after receiving a magical pass from Luan Pereira. Istiklol nearly equalized in the 88th minute, but their shot hit the crossbar, allowing Sharjah to walk away with all three points from their first match in the Asian competition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-2 flex gap-3 empty:hidden -ml-2\">\n<div class=\"items-center justify-start rounded-xl p-1 z-10 -mt-1 bg-token-main-surface-primary md:absolute flex\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button class=\"rounded-lg text-token-text-secondary hover:bg-token-main-surface-secondary\" aria-label=\"Read aloud\" data-testid=\"voice-play-turn-action-button\"><\/button><button class=\"rounded-lg text-token-text-secondary hover:bg-token-main-surface-secondary\" aria-label=\"Copy\" data-testid=\"copy-turn-action-button\"><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center pb-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sharjah secured a valuable 1-0 victory against Tajik club Istiklol Dushanbe on Tuesday evening in their opening match of the 2024 AFC Champions League group stage<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":10216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[260],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sharjahclub.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10218"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sharjahclub.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sharjahclub.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sharjahclub.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sharjahclub.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10218"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sharjahclub.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10220,"href":"https:\/\/sharjahclub.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10218\/revisions\/10220"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sharjahclub.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sharjahclub.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sharjahclub.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sharjahclub.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}