Playing in front of 80,000-capacity Azadi Stadium in Tehran, the Qatari Al Assad easily defeated his giant Iranian rival 3 to 1 in the first leg of the AFC Champions league quarter-finals.
Esteghlal ended the first half of the match 1-0 thanks to an own goal, but soon after the second half started it received 3 goals, one of which was on a penalty kick.
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