AFC Champions League Two
Two first half goals confirmed the points for Ricardo Sa Pinto’s side with a feisty second period which saw both teams ending the match with 10 players each.
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Esteghlal went on the front foot from the opening whistle with Jasir Asani picking out Alireza Kooshki in the box with a cross but the forward’s attempt was too meek to trouble Abdallah Alfakhori.
Asani’s threat bore fruit in the eighth minute when the Albanian’s strike was palmed away by Alfakhori, with the ball landing in the path of Saeid Saharkhizan who missed the rebound but was able to recover to square for Munir El Haddadi to turn home.
Asani’s threat bore fruit in the eighth minute when the Albanian’s strike was palmed away by Alfakhori, with the ball landing in the path of Saeid Saharkhizan who missed the rebound but was able to recover to square for Munir El Haddadi to turn home.
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Al Wehdat were struggling to get out of their own half and had Alfakhori to thank for keeping the score down, the goalkeeper having to go full stretch to tip Mehran Ahmadi’s low curler onto the post in the 26th minute.
Esteghlal’s dominance was rewarded with a second goal a minute before the end of the first half, El Haddadi’s outswinging cross to the far post was met by Asani who fired home with a first time effort into the bottom corner.
Esteghlal’s dominance was rewarded with a second goal a minute before the end of the first half, El Haddadi’s outswinging cross to the far post was met by Asani who fired home with a first time effort into the bottom corner.
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The introduction of striker Junior Ajayi for the second half gave Al Wehdat more presence up front but any hope the Jordanian side had of a comeback went up in smoke in the 62nd minute.
Arafat Haj Ibrahim was shown the red card after he handled the ball in a last-man situation as he looked to prevent it from reaching Sharkhizan.
The numerical difference, however, was wiped out just three minutes later after Kooshki hit out at Shoqi Alquz’a after a challenge but it was Esteghlal who ended the tie the happier of the sides.
Arafat Haj Ibrahim was shown the red card after he handled the ball in a last-man situation as he looked to prevent it from reaching Sharkhizan.
The numerical difference, however, was wiped out just three minutes later after Kooshki hit out at Shoqi Alquz’a after a challenge but it was Esteghlal who ended the tie the happier of the sides.
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