In the first half of the UAE President Cup match between Al-Wahda and Sharjah, which is being held at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain, the negative tie predominated the action.
Ahmed Refaat, the Emirati Al -Wahda player, was present in the basic formation of his team, and he appeared at a good level during the events of the first half, which was late for half an hour, due to the match referee’s insistence to remove the papers that the fans threw on the field.
The Sharjah team, which focused on counterattacks, was not in grave danger despite Al-Wahda being the team that had the most control over the game.
Sharjah won the cup eight times, in the years 1978–1979, 1979–80, 1981–1982–1983–1990–1991–1994–1995–1997–98–2002–03. While Al-Wahda twice won the cup in the 1999–2000 and 2016–17 campaigns.
After a 1-1 draw, Sharjah won his final Cup at the expense of the team itself in a penalty shootout.
According to the UAE Football Association, there were nine matches between the two sides during the President’s Cup Cup competition, with Sharjah winning three of the games, the unit winning four, and the king deciding on two occasions via penalties.
The most prominent confrontations were in 2002-2003, in the final of the tournament in Zayed Sports City, and the original time ended 1-1, then Sharjah settled the championship with a penalty shootout, to be crowned with the eighth and last title for it so far..
In the UAE Cup final, the first half is decided by a negative tie.
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