Miralem Pjanic continued his bright start to life at Sharjah after scoring the third goal in the 3-0 win over Khor Fakkan on Saturday as the club maintained their perfect start to the Adnoc Pro League season.
Pjanic, signed on a free transfer this summer from Barcelona, added the shine on a comfortable win for the table-toppers after Caio Lucas and Luan Pereira had put Sharjah in control. It was the Bosnian's second goal in three games, having scored on his debut against Baniyas.
Cozmin Olaroiu’s men took their tally to a perfect 12 points from four games to move two clear of Al Jazira, who let victory against Baniyas slip at the death following Sasa Ivkovic’s injury time equaliser.
Caio opened the scoring for Sharjah with a stunning long-range right footer on 16 minutes, with Pereira doubling the lead shortly after half time when the Khor Fakkan goalkeeper Ahmed Al Hosani fumbled from a corner kick that deflected off the Brazilian into the back of the net.
Pjanic then added the third when he fired home on 59 minutes from a move set-up by Pereira inside the area.
At the Baniyas stadium, the hosts earned with a valuable point after a dramatic final few minutes.
Ali Mabkhout scored from the spot two minutes from time to put Jazira in front, and it appeared Marcel Keizer’s men had done enough to return with full points when Baniyas struck in the last move of the match.
Taarabt debut ends in defeat
Adel Taarabt made his debut for Al Nasr on Saturday but ended up on the losing side as Gabriel De Souza’s brace gave Al Wasl a 2-1 win at Al Maktoum Stadium.
Taarabt, 33 who has played for Tottenham Hotspur, AC Milan and Benfica, signed a two-year deal with Nasr last week and will hope to be part of the Morocco squad at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
De Souza was on target off a move created by Tomas Chancalay after 20 minutes and the pair combined again for the Brazilian to double the lead with a clinical finish shortly after the interval.
Wasl were reduced to 10-men when Faris Khalil was booked for the second time in the 70th minute and Nasr pulled one back through their Portuguese midfielder Toze from the ensuing free kick. However, the hosts were unable to find the equaliser.
Elsewhere, Waleed Azaro netted twice after Isam Faiz opened the scoring to give Ajman their first win of the league season with a 3-1 victory at Dibba. Joey Sleegers stuck a consolation goal for the hosts, who remain winless from four games.
Which honey takes your fancy?
Al Ghaf Honey
The Al Ghaf tree is a local desert tree which bears the harsh summers with drought and high temperatures. From the rich flowers, bees that pollinate this tree can produce delicious red colour honey in June and July each year
Sidr Honey
The Sidr tree is an evergreen tree with long and strong forked branches. The blossom from this tree is called Yabyab, which provides rich food for bees to produce honey in October and November. This honey is the most expensive, but tastiest
Samar Honey
The Samar tree trunk, leaves and blossom contains Barm which is the secret of healing. You can enjoy the best types of honey from this tree every year in May and June. It is an historical witness to the life of the Emirati nation which represents the harsh desert and mountain environments
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Countries recognising Palestine
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Women’s World T20, Asia Qualifier, in Bangkok
UAE fixtures Mon Nov 20, v China; Tue Nov 21, v Thailand; Thu Nov 23, v Nepal; Fri Nov 24, v Hong Kong; Sun Nov 26, v Malaysia; Mon Nov 27, Final
(The winners will progress to the Global Qualifier)
WHAT IS GRAPHENE?
It was discovered in 2004, when Russian-born Manchester scientists Andrei Geim and Kostya Novoselov were experimenting with sticky tape and graphite, the material used as lead in pencils.
Placing the tape on the graphite and peeling it, they managed to rip off thin flakes of carbon. In the beginning they got flakes consisting of many layers of graphene. But when they repeated the process many times, the flakes got thinner.
By separating the graphite fragments repeatedly, they managed to create flakes that were just one atom thick. Their experiment led to graphene being isolated for the very first time.
In 2010, Geim and Novoselov were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics.
