Romanian coach Cosmin Olerou and his Al Sharjah team were one step away from qualifying for the play-offs of the Asian Champions League, but suffered a dramatic 2-1 loss to Jordan’s Al-Faisali Amman.

Al Sharjah exit AFC Champions League – Two-elimination match for Cosmin Olera

In the last group game, Al-Sharjah won against Al-Faisal from the 34th minute, and in the other group game, the leader of Uzbekistan, Nasaf Karshi, led Al-Sadd.

The end of both games was dramatic, with Nasaf Karshi breaking the deadlock, and the Qataris from Al-Sadd tied the score 2-2 in extra time.

And the Jordanian team managed to fight back, first equalizing in the 90th minute to strike in the seventh minute of overtime.

Nerves were stretched to the maximum, and Kosmin Olero’s team ended the game with two minuses, after the removal of Rashid and Pjanic.

Following the results of the last group stage, Al Sharjah dropped to third place with eight points, five behind leaders Nasaf Karshi, who qualified for the playoffs of the Asian Champions League.

Tournament table of group B of the Asian Champions League

1. Nasaf Karshi – 11 p (10-6)

2. Al-Sadd – 8 p (11-7)

3. Al-Sharjah – 8 p (4-5)

5. Al-Faisali Amman – 6 p (5-12)

Trophies won by Cosmin Olera outside Romania

2007/2008 – the champion of Saudi Arabia with “Al-Hilal”.

2007/2008 – Prince Cup with “Al-Hilal”.

2008/2009 – Prince Cup with “Al-Hilal”.

2009/2010 – Qatar Cup with Al-Sadd

2011/2012 – Emirates champion as part of Al-Ain

2012/2013 – Emirates champion as part of Al-Ain

2013/2014 – Emirates champion with Al-Ahli Dubai

2015/2016 – Emirates champion with Al-Ahli Dubai

2019/2020 – Chinese champion with Jiangsu Suning

2021/2022 – President’s Cup with Al-Sharjah

2022/2023 – UAE Super Cup from Al Sharjah

2022/2023 – President’s Cup with Al-Sharjah

2022/2023 – UAE League Cup with Al Sharjah