AFC Champions League Two
Arthur Rezende’s 48th-minute penalty and a stoppage-time strike by Facundo Tobares earned Helder Marino’s side their first win while the newcomers from the Islamic Republic of Iran, who were down to 10 men in the second half, slumped to their second winless outing
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Al Muharraq threatened within the opening 10 minutes as Rezende’s shot from distance hit the side netting and Hasan Al Karani’s looping header flew over the bar.
Play burst into life in the 27th minute when the Iranian side’s Louay Ben Hassine shook the right post with a stinging shot from inside the area while Soufiane Mahrouq booted into the stands at the opposite end off a corner on the half hour mark.
Play burst into life in the 27th minute when the Iranian side’s Louay Ben Hassine shook the right post with a stinging shot from inside the area while Soufiane Mahrouq booted into the stands at the opposite end off a corner on the half hour mark.
Group B: Al Muharraq SC (BHR) v Golgohar Sirjan FC (IRN)
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Anderson Leite gave Al Muharraq their first sight at goal 10 minutes later, poking the ball goalwards during a scramble in the six-yard box only to see Mohammadreza Akhbari making an instinctive save.
An unmarked Majid Aliyari then first-timed past the left post as Srijan entered the break dominating their opponents but without making a single shot on target.
An unmarked Majid Aliyari then first-timed past the left post as Srijan entered the break dominating their opponents but without making a single shot on target.
The Bahrain side snatched the lead three minutes into the restart when Mohammad Masoumi brought down Juninho, with Rezende’s spot-kick sending Akhbari the wrong way and the ball into the bottom left.
Srijan suffered a further blow in the 55th minute as Masoumi picked up his second yellow card for another foul on Juninho, leaving his side with an uphill battle.
Srijan suffered a further blow in the 55th minute as Masoumi picked up his second yellow card for another foul on Juninho, leaving his side with an uphill battle.
The 10-man side had the first real stab at goal, however, when Mohammad Alinejad’s close-range header in the 80th minute forced keeper Vladan Dekic into a fine first save on the goal line.
Al Muharraq only capitalised on their numerical advantage in the fourth minute of injury time when Tobares sent a low drive that zipped between two defenders, hit the left post and rolled into the bottom left,
Al Muharraq only capitalised on their numerical advantage in the fourth minute of injury time when Tobares sent a low drive that zipped between two defenders, hit the left post and rolled into the bottom left,
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