ACL qualifiers: Esteghlal 5-0 al-Rayyan
Jan 29, 2020 07:24 UTC
In football, and the AFC Champions League play-offs, Esteghlal of Iran have thrashed Qatar’s Al-Rayyan 5-0, to advance to the group stage of the competition.
According to Press TV, Esteghlal got on the scoresheet after eight minutes, when Cheick Diabate fired home from close range following a set piece.
Mehdi Gha’edi then put Esteghlal 2-nil up with a fine header from Diabate’s pinpoint cross in the 40th minute, and doubled his tally two minutes after the restart, with right-footed shot after a blunder by the al-Rayyan defense.
Amir Arsalan Motahari bagged the fourth for the Iranians with six minutes on the clock, before getting his brace in the stoppage time, to book their place in Group A of the 2020 AFC Champions League.
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