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Esteghlal send early warning Sports Reporter
Iranian champion* Esteghlai Club made an Im presatve start in the 10th Asian Club Cup football championship when they outplayed North Korean champions April 25 Club by the odd goal in three in the second match of the opening day yesterday evening at the Dhaka Stadium.
The winners led 2-0 at the breather.
The taller, sturdier Iranians who are one of the joint favourites of lift the AFC Trophy along with defending champions Liaoning FC of China, played a confident, even relaxed game against their Korean opponents and dominated the proceedings for most of the match.
The white-Jeraied Iranians, some of them sporting a beard which has become so common in Iran since the Islamic revolution. were the more competent side compared to the blue-jersled Koreans who opted for a rather defensive strategy, especially in the first ivOf
Hie match, a sort of repeat of last year's Asian Games final in Beijing when Iran won the
gold beating North Korea by a solitary goal, was a vital fixture of Group B which also includes Dhaka Mohammedans and Thal champions Bangkok Bank Sports Club. After seeing all four teams of the group In action on the inaugural day. it now looks as if the semifinalists from the group have already been decided with Esteghlai likely to finish top of the lot and April 25 Just behind them.
While the Koreans opted for safety-first, the Iranians chose to play a bit of cat-and-mouse, often-ten of them pushing up. just behind the centre line, baiting the Koreans to attempt attacks with just goalie Ahmed Reza Abedzadeh at their mercy. Yet the Koreans refused to bite, preferring to let the Iranians do the running.
After more than half an hour of waiting and seeing, the Iranians quite suddenly broke the stalemate when Shahrukh Bayanl unleashed a powerful shot at the Korean goal from nearly 30 yards. Goalie Kim Chung did well to block it but instead of punching it away for a corner he tried to grab the ball only to let it rebound off his chest. In a flash Abdus Sarkhab rushed in from
nowhere to slot the ball home (1-0). This was tn the 34th minute.
Three minutes later, before the Koreans could recover from that first shock. Sadegh Varmazyar raced down the right and sent a crisp minus Inside the box and Abdul Samad Marfavt made no mistake. slamming it into the net with all the defenders caught on the wrong foot (2-0).
The Koreans changed their tactics for the second session, putting more emphasis on attacks and this soon paid dividends when four minutes after the resumption the Iranians gave away a freekick after fouling a Korean forward just outside the penalty zone. Pak Myung-Hun. taking the freekick. stunned not only the Iranian defenders but the 15 thousand-odd crowd with a gem of a goal. Pak's curling, power-packed kick saw the ball sail clear over the Iranian wall and then dip into the top corner of the net. to the right of goalie Abedzadeh who was frozen on his feet (2-1).
For the remainder of the encounter, while the Koreans tried to draw level the Iranians also attempted a few breakaway counter-attacks, none of
which bore fruit. In the end the Iranians managed to hold on to their slender one-goal lead.
Two Iranian players had to be carried off the pitch on stretchers after getting hurt in the course of play.
Sung Chol-U of April 25 received a yellow card caution from UAE referee Binhazim Saeed Salim for a cynical foul.
TEAMS
Esteghlai Club :- Ahmed Reza. Shahin Bayanl. Reza Hassanzadeh, Amir Mussavinya. Sadegh Varmazyar. Mehdy Fonunizadegan. Majid Namjumutlagh (Jafar Mukhtarlfar), Shahrukh Bayanl. Apdeshir Ghalenoil, Abus Sarkhab (Abdul Alt Changis) and Abdul Samad Marfavl.
April 25 Club : - Kim Chung. Li Ryong Choi. Chong Young Jun, Ryu Gnaha Choi, Sung Choi U, Kim Sang Gil, Kona Myona Choi. Pak Myona Hun, Kang Jong Choi. Choi Won Nam and Li Chang Gyu.
TODAY’S MATCH
PS Pellta Jaya of Indonesia will take on Al-Nasr Club of Oman in the today's only match, starting at 6.00 pm.
Ticket for today's match will cost Taka ten each.