Persepolis routs Uzbekistan’s Nasaf 3-0 in 2018 AFC Champions League

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News ID: 19328
Iran » Iran
Publish Date: 12:36 - 14 February 2018
TEHRAN, February 14 -Iran’s Persian Gulf Pro League professional soccer club Persepolis has clinched an emphatic win against Football Club Nasaf of Uzbekistan in the group stage of the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League.

Persepolis routs Uzbekistan’s Nasaf 3-0 in 2018 AFC Champions LeagueTEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) -Iran’s Persian Gulf Pro League professional soccer club Persepolis has clinched an emphatic win against Football Club Nasaf of Uzbekistan in the group stage of the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League.

On Tuesday evening, the Iranian soccer players succeeded to defeat the Uzbek side 3-0 at the end of a Group C fixture played at the Azadi Stadium in western Tehran.

Persepolis soccer players opened the match with vim and vigor, and approached their opponents' goal on a number of occasions.

Persepolis 28-year-old Nigerian footballer Godwin Mensha took advantage of an ideal opportunity in the 20th minute, and headed home Vahid Amiri’s cross from the right flank to put his side on the scoreboard.

After the interval, Persepolis striker Ali Alipour collected a pass from right-back Sadegh Moharrami. He unleashed a shot into the top corner from inside the box in the 66th minute to double his red-clad side’s lead.

Alipour added his second of the match five minutes later, when he received a pass from Mohammad Ansari and drove it low with his left into the back of the net to make it 3-0.

Esteghlal, Al-Rayyan share points in AFC Champions League

Meanwhile, Iranian professional football club Esteghlal Tehran has earned a two-all draw against Al-Rayyan Sports Club of Qatar in Group D of the AFC Champions League.

Al Rayyan captain Rodrigo Tabata opened their own goal just seven minutes into the match at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in the Qatari capital city of Doha.

Source:Press TV

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