Late Camara strike sees Sharjah down Al-Ahli in Asian Champions League

VIDEO SHOWS: HIGHLIGHTS OF SHARJAH FC'S 1-0 WIN AWAY TO AL-AHLI IN THE ASIAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SHOWS: JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA (NOVEMBER 24, 2025) (AFC – See restrictions) 1. TEAMS WALKING OUT 2. AL-AHLI FANS 3. AL-AHLI WINGER, RIYAD MAHREZ 4. TEAMS HIGH-FIVING 5. GOAL / SHARJAH FC FORWARD, OUSMANE CAMARA, RUNS ONTO A PASS FROM MIDFIELDER, LUANZINHO, THROUGH THE AL-AHLI DEFENCE AND SLOTS THE BALL THROUGH GOALKEEPER, ABDULRAHMAN AL-SANBI'S, LEGS. 0-1 6. VARIOUS SLOW MOTION REPLAYS 7. AL-AHLI FORWARD, FERAS AL-BURAIKAN ATTEMPTS AN OVERHEAD KICK BUT IT'S STRAIGHT AT SHARJAH GOALKEEPER, ADEL AL-HOSANI 8. AL-AHLI FANS REACTING 9. OFFSIDE GOAL / SHARJAH FAIL TO CLEAR AN AL-AHLI LONG THROW-IN WITH THE BALL FALLING FOR MIDFIELDER, ZIYAD AL-JOHANI, WHO PLAYS IT BACK INTO THE BOX BEFORE FORWARD, IVAN TONEY, HEADS IT BACK TO AL-JOHANI WHOSE SHOT IS DEFLECTED IN.  10. SLOW MOTION REPLAY SHOWING AL-BURAIKAN WAS OFFSIDE WHEN BALL WAS PLAYED BACK INTO THE BOX 11. REFEREE DISALLOWING GOAL 12. AL-AHLI HEAD COACH, MATTHIAS JAISSLE, AT FULL-TIME 13. MATCH OFFICIALS BREAKING UP ARGUMENT BETWEEN AL-AHLI AND SHARJAH STAFF STORY: Saudi Arabia's Al-Ahli lost 1-0 to Sharjah FC of the United Arab Emirates in Jeddah on Monday (November 24) as the Asian Champions League Elite titleholders suffered a rare defeat in front of their own fans in the continental championship.     Ousmane Camara's 81st-minute strike handed coach Matthias Jaissle's heavily rotated side their first loss in this season's western league phase and the club's first defeat in the competition since April 2021.     Jaissle started with first-choice goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, midfielder Franck Kessie and forward Ivan Toney on the bench, and the champions were hit when Luanzinho released Camara to score the game's only goal.     The result leaves Al-Ahli in third place after five matches in the 12-team standings, two points behind leaders Al-Hilal, who face Iraq's Al-Shorta on Tuesday.     The first eight finishers will advance to the knockout rounds in March with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final to be played in a centralised venue in Saudi Arabia in April. (Production: Conal Quinn)

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