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Jasir Asani opened the scoring for the Islamic Republic of Iran side, with further strikes from Saeid Saharkhizan and Esmaeil Gholizadeh confirming the points.
#ACLElite | Esteghlal FC (IRN) 3-0 Al Sadd SC (QAT)
"I congratulate each and every one of Esteghlal's extraordinary players. They performed very well and made the fewest mistakes during the game.
"I also congratulate the passionate fans of the club. I am very happy that we were able to play well and defeat a great team. I hope we can continue this trend in the coming matches," said Bakhtiarizadeh.
While Bakhtiarizadeh could bask in glory, Al Sadd head coach Razvan Lucescu had to admit his side failed to live up to expectations.
"There isn't much to say; we played a very poor match and failed to deliver what was needed to secure a positive result," said Lucescu.
"We faced a team highly determined to win, while we lost control of the game and were unable to find a way to stage a comeback. We must address the errors that occurred so we can bounce back strongly in the upcoming matches.
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