Sharjah booked their place in the ADIB Cup quarter-finals with a composed 2-0 victory over Dibba in the gameweek two, sealing a 3-0 aggregate triumph.
Having edged the first leg 1-0, Sharjah wasted little time in tightening their grip on the tie.
They struck inside nine minutes through a moment of true quality: a slick one-two between Guilherme Sucigan and Igor Coronado carved open the defence, before the Brazilian winger cut inside and drilled a low strike into the bottom corner.
It was a goal that underlined Sharjah’s attacking fluidity and their clinical edge in front of goal.
Dibba were handed a lifeline shortly after when they won a penalty, but Carlos Vinícius struck the post from the spot – a miss that proved costly.
Sharjah punished them just after the restart, with Coronado once again at the heart of the action.
His perfectly weighted through ball found Alhasan Saleh, who timed his run to perfection, broke the offside trap and finished smartly into the bottom corner.
From there, Sharjah controlled proceedings with maturity, rarely allowing Dibba back into the contest.
Their blend of creativity in the final third and defensive resilience ensured a comfortable progression into the last eight, highlighting their credentials as genuine contenders for the ADIB Cup.
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