Baniyas come from behind again to lead Arabian Gulf League

Another win for Sharjah in round two

Al Ain’s Togolese forward Kodjo Laba in action in the 1-1 draw against Shabab Al Ahli in round two of the Arabian Gulf League at the Rashid stadium in Dubai on Friday. Courtesy Pro League Committee (PShow more

Abu Dhabi's Baniyas go into the third week of the new season as Arabian Gulf League leaders after rallying from a goal down to beat Fujairah 3-1.

It was the second win of the season for Baniyas, helped by a double from on-loan Brazilian Joao Pedro.

Sharjah showed remarkable character to come from behind for the second time in two games, Shahin Abdulrahman netting the winner with a minute left to grab three points in a 2-1 victory over Al Wahda.

Wahda, who were so impressive in their 6-0 rout over Hatta in the opening round, took the lead courtesy of their Slovenian forward Tim Matavz on the half-hour.

Brazilian Welliton Soares levelled on 68 minutes before Abdulrahman headed the winner from a corner from Caio Fernandes.

Shabab Al Ahli salvaged a 1-1 draw against Al Ain in the feature match of the second week at the Rashid stadium.

Kodjo Laba headed Bandar Al Ahbabi’s cross to give the visitors a 55th minute lead before UAE international Yousef Jaber scored a similar goal from a Aziz Ganiev high ball on 75 minutes.

In the other games, Al Wasl bounced back to earn a 4-2 win over Hatta, Al Nasr edged out Khorfakkan 1-0, Kalba struck a late goal to clinch a 1-0 result over Ajman and Al Jazira were held 1-1 by Al Dhafra at the Mohamed bin Zayed stadium.