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Emirates, Sharjah Share the Spoils in Six-Goal Thriller

Sharjah came from a 1-3 down to settle a six-goal thriller and played out a 3-3 draw in matchweek 18 of the ADNOC Pro League.

Emirates shocked the hosts and silenced the attendees when Nizar Al Rashdan climbed above Sharjah's defence to head in Diaa Sabi'A's cross after 30 minutes.

Seven minutes later, Emirates cemented their lead with an ideal counter-attack as
Lithierry Silva ran onto an upfield pass from Ali Abdulla Ali to break the offside trap and drilled the ball into the back of the net.

Cho Yu-Min reduced the margin five minutes before the break as his first attempt through a powerful header was saved, but he managed to poke in the rebound.

Andres Iniesta converted from the spot after the break to make Sharjah's mission more difficult.

But Cho Yu-Min have another opinion as his clinical finish from a close range made it 3-2 and revive Sharjah's hope in the game.

Four minutes after the hour-mark, Sharjah completed their brilliant comeback through M. Marega excellent header.

The result means that Sharjah sit 5th with 29 points, while Emirates are 13th with 9 points.

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