Azmoun helps Rostov past Anderlecht in Champions League qualifying

Persianfootball.com – ANDERLECHT, A second half goal by Iranian gem Sardar Azmoun helped FC Rostov securing a 2-0 second leg away victory and a 4-2 win on aggregate over RSC Anderlecht in UEFA Champions League qualifying on Wednesday evening.

The Iranian youngster started the game and scored his first goal in Europe’s elite competition early in second half, when a decent throughball by Bukharov found Azmoun in the box, who finished calmly.

While Azmoun, who missed most of the preseason training due to a transfer dispute between Rubin Kazan and Rostov, was subbed out shortly afterwards, Iranian teenage midfielder Saeid Ezatollahi was subbed in for the final 17 minutes of the match.

Ezatollahi had started the first leg and scored his team’s first goal in the 2-2 draw in Russia.

Also in the final round of qualification are Dinamo Zagreb, who also won their return leg. Again, Ali Karimi was not in the roster as his international transfer card has only arrived in Croatia this week.

On Thursday, Alireza Jahanbakhsh helped AZ Alkmaar past Greek outfits PAS Giannina in UEFA Europa League qualifying. After the 1-0 home victory, AZ fell behind in Greece, but thanks to a brilliant Jahanbakhsh assist, found back into the game and eventually won the return leg 2-1.