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AFC Champions League: Esteghlal of Tehran defeat Al-Taawon 3-0

Monday, 27 February 2017 6:56 PM [ Last Update: Monday, 27 February 2017 9:31 PM ]

Esteghlal of Tehran registered a comfortable 3-0 win against Saudi Arabia’s Al-Taawon.

Iran’s Esteghlal of Tehran have registered a comfortable 3-0 victory over Saudi Arabia’s Al-Taawon, at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in the AFC Champions League.

Two-time Asian champions just couldn’t have asked for a better start on Monday as they got themselves in front after just 1 minute ,through Kaveh Rezaei, who finished through a crowd of defenders from 8 yards.

Mohsen Karimi then added Esteghlal’s 2nd after the restart from close range to put Esteghlal in a safer position.

And, Brazilian defender Leandro Padovani made it 3-0 late in the match with a wonderful header following Omid Ebrahimi’s accurate delivery, to complete the victory for his side, and leave all four teams in the group A on 3 points.

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