Waleed Azaro struck deep into stoppage time to seal a dramatic 3-2 victory for Ajman over Sharjah in a five-goal thriller on Friday.
The late winner capped an enthralling contest and lifted Ajman to sixth place on 23 points, while Sharjah drop to ninth with 17.
Azaro opened the scoring after 22 minutes with a moment of individual quality. Collecting the ball outside the area, he cut inside, evaded defender Shaheen Abdalla and calmly slotted into the bottom corner to give the hosts the lead.
Ajman doubled their advantage nine minutes later in fortunate fashion. Lithierry Silva whipped in a dangerous, swerving cross that deceived the goalkeeper and drifted all the way into the net to make it 2-0.
Sharjah responded almost immediately. Just two minutes after conceding, Caio Lucas unleashed a powerful strike from outside the box that flew past the goalkeeper, who could only watch as it crashed in.
Lucas then completed the comeback from the penalty spot, sending the goalkeeper the wrong way and stroking the ball into the bottom corner to level the score at 2-2.
With the game seemingly heading for a draw, Azaro delivered the decisive blow in stoppage time. Twisting past his marker inside the area, he created just enough space before firing an emphatic effort into the top corner to spark wild celebrations.
Ajman’s late heroics strengthen their push up the table, while Sharjah are left to rue missed opportunities after battling back from two goals down.
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