2021 ACL Group E: Al-Wahda Ends Persepolis' Unbeaten Run
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Tim Matavz’s early strike ended Persepolis’ perfect record in Group E of the 2021 AFC Champions League at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Monday.
Al-Wahda FSCC from the United Arab Emirates recorded a 1-0 win that keeps alive its hopes of advancing to the Round of 16.
Slovenian forward Matavz netted with less than five minutes on the clock to earn Henk ten Cate’s side its third win of the campaign and move the team on to 10 points from five games, two behind Persepolis, who still leads the group.
Victory over FC Goa in their final game on Thursday could be enough to take the club from Abu Dhabi into the next phase either as group winner – if Persepolis loses to Qatar’s Al-Rayyan – or as one of the three best runner-up finishers from the West zone.
