November 14, 2024

Esteghlal advances in AFC Champions League [VIDEO]

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TEHRAN TIMES – TEHRAN, Esteghlal eased past Al-Ettifaq of Saudi Arabia in an AFC Champions League playoff match on Saturday.
 
The Iranian team defeated Al-Ettifaq 3-1 at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium in front of about 60,000 spectators.
 
Esteghlal’s Serbian striker Goran Jerkovic opened the scoring in the 37th minute, but Yousef al-Salem silenced the stadium with an equalizer on the hour mark.
 
However, two minutes later, Khosro Heydari gave Esteghlal the lead once again and Arash Borhani made it 3-1 in the 65th minute.  
 
Esteghlal joins Qatar’s Al Rayyan, Uzbekistan’s Nasaf, and the UAE’s Al Jazira in Group A of the ACL Champions League group stage.

Below come the goals from PFDCTV: