Sharjah's balance froze at 8 points, while Nasaf increased their balance to 4 points. Sharjah, who seemed lost on the field, paid the price for the fatal mistakes they made during the match, which led to this defeat against one of the weakest teams in the group. Although Sharjah played the match with all their main stars, they did not present a convincing technical level and suffered a lot, especially in the first half, when they looked disorganized in the back line, in addition to the gap between their lines and the lack of harmony among their players. The Uzbek team was better and more in control of the game's proceedings during the first part of the first half, and they threatened goalkeeper Adel Al-Hosni's goal with more than one attempt before converting their superiority into a goal in the 30th minute from a cross that Boubir Abdulqakhovov headed, touching the hand of Sharjah's defender Khaled Al-Zuhnani and finding the net. The match referee had canceled a goal for the Uzbek team in the 27th minute due to a foul. Sharjah managed to equalize the score in the 80th minute through Caio Lucas from a penalty kick that the referee awarded after consulting with the video assistant referee (VAR). But the joy of the Sharjah players did not last long, as Nasaf managed to score the second goal in the 87th minute through the player Diyorbek, thus deciding the match in their favor. Sharjah tried to get back into the game and equalize the score at the start of the second half, but their attempts lacked seriousness, focus, and a final touch. Luan Pereira wasted a clear goal opportunity in the 69th minute with a strong shot. Sharjah's Portuguese coach José Moraes tried to save the situation and brought on Ousmane Camara, which allowed the team to equalize the score via a penalty, but Nasaf scored the winning goal in stoppage time, and Sharjah's hopes of returning to the match were dashed. Sharjah said goodbye to the elite AFC Champions League after losing to Uzbekistan's Nasaf, who finished at the bottom of the group, 2-1, in the match that brought the two teams together on Monday at Sharjah Stadium, within the eighth and final round of the group stage.
