Persepolis, Al Rayyan hold goalless draw in ACL competitions
Xinhua, April 10, 2017 Adjust font size:
Iranian Persepolis and Qatar's Al Rayyan played out a goalless draw in Group D of the AFC Champions League on Monday, local Tasnim news agency reported.
In the match held in Tehran's Azadi Stadium, Persepolis' striker Mehdi Taremi squandered the game's best opportunity on the stroke of half-time, lofting a chipped penalty over the bar following a foul by Al Rayyan left-back Mosaab Kheder.
Fellow forward Ali Alipour, meanwhile, had a fine headed opportunity to give Persepolis a lead with just 10 minutes on the clock but was unable to control his effort at goal.
The misses almost proved costly when Al Rayyan's Sebastian Soria rattled the post with the game already deep into injury time following a flowing counter-attacking move.
Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal defeated Al Wahda from the United Arab Emirates 1-0 in the group and moved to top of the group with eight points from four games, one more than Al Rayyan and three ahead of Persepolis with two games remaining. Endit