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The draw left both in danger of missing out on the knockout stage, with Islamic Republic of Iran’s Esteghlal on six points with a match remaining while Al Shorta of Iraq only have three on the board.
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"The draw was a fair result. We pressed more in the second half and were looking to win but were not in our regular form. We could have scored the second goal at the end of the first half, but it didn't happen,” said Bakhtiarizadeh.
"We took risks in the final minutes and made changes to put pressure and score. We had players on both wings who did what we wanted but despite these advantages, we were unable to score."
Alwan was positive despite the result almost surely ending Al Shorta’s campaign.
"Our team came to get three points, but this one point is good for us, and I'm happy with the result we got at Azadi Stadium. Esteghlal are a great team but we were better and controlled the entire pitch,” said Alwan.
“It doesn't matter where we are in the standings or what our conditions are. We only think about getting better game by game in every league and every match, and we don't think about the table, and the table had no effect on our game."
Al Shorta end their League Stage campaign against UAE’s Al Ain FC on February 17 while Esteghlal will meet Qatar’s Al Rayyan SC a day later.
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