For the sixth time in its history… Shabab Al-Ahly wins over Al-Sharjah and wins the UAE Super Cup

In the match of the sixteenth edition of the Professional Super Cup, which brought together Al-Sharjah and Shabab Al-Ahly, and was hosted by Al Maktoum Stadium at Al-Nasr Club in Dubai, with a national whistle led by the international arena referee, Sultan Abdul Razzaq, Shabab Al-Ahly succeeded in scoring a historic comeback.

After Shabab Al-Ahly fell behind in the result with two clean goals for Sharjah, scored by Othman Kamara in the 8th minute and Moussa Marega in the 26th minute, he was able to come back strong and score 6 goals signed by Federico Cartabia (two goals, and he was chosen as the best player in the match), as he scored the first goal from a penalty kick. 36 minutes, 43 minutes, Yahya Al-Ghassani, 45 minutes + 5, Matthew Saw, 68 minutes, Hareb Sohail, 79 minutes, and Youri Cesar, 88 minutes.

The match witnessed two expulsions for Sharjah players Abdulaziz Salim in the 32nd and Kayo in the 90+2.

Crowning the league shield for the eighth time in the club’s history paved the way for Shabab Al-Ahly to compete for the Super Cup title for the ninth time in its history, as it succeeded in winning the sixth Super Cup and enhancing its record for the number of times it won the tournament after the 2008-2009, 2013-2014, 2014-2015 2016-2017, and 2020-2021 editions.

On the other hand, Sharjah reached the Super Cup for the fourth time in its history, and the second in a row, as it won the title in the first participation of the 2019-2020 season, at the expense of Shabab Al-Ahly, on penalty kicks (4-3), after the match’s regular time ended in a goalless draw, and in The last edition, 2022-2023, was crowned with the Super Cup, with a victory over Al Ain (1-0), and it finished runner-up in the 2020-2021 edition, with a loss to Shabab Al Ahly (0-1), and Sharjah reached the Super Cup match, after being crowned champion of the UAE President’s Cup last season, at the expense of Al Ain by winning the final on penalties (13-12), after a draw (1-1) in regular time.