Despite having a 1-0 lead from the first leg, Sharjah did not sit back and with Al Hussein chasing the game, it led to an open match from the first whistle.

Al Hussein should have gone in front in the 25th minute if not for a glaring miss by Abdou Aziz Ndiaye who blasted his attempt well over the bar from close range after Majdi Attar had put in on a silver platter for the Senegalese forward.

Sharjah fluffed their own clear goalscoring chance four minutes later when Ousmane Camara raced clear into the box only to blast his shot straight at Al Hussein custodian Yazeed Abulaila.

The Jordanian side found the goal they were searching for in the 41st minute when Mahmoud Al Mardi chested a Ndiaye headed knock-down before steering home the opener from close range.

With the tie hanging in the balance, the second half began in a more cagey manner with neither side risking leaving any gaps in defence.

Both Sharjah’s Cosmin Olaroiu and Joao Mota of Al Hussein rang in the changes after the hour mark with Majed Hassan and Firas Ben Arbi brought on for the home side while Ahmad Tha’er and Reziq Bani Hani came into the fray for the visitors but it made no difference as the tie went into extra time, with Al Hosani then emerging the hero.