MNA � Iranian Perspolis FC drew 1-1 versus Al Sadd of Qatar in the return match of the 2018 AFC Champions League semi-final on Tuesday.







The winner of Iranian Persian Gulf League Perspolis took on Qatari Al Sadd on Tuesday in the second leg of the AFC Champions League semi-final which was held in 80,000-capacity Azadi Stadium in Tehran. The breathtaking match ended in a�1-1 draw, allowing Perspilis to advance to the final match of the AFC Champions League.

Perspolis had won the first leg of the match in the semi-final against Al Sadd 1-0 in Doha on October 2.

The Iranian team had reached the semi-final stage after having a comeback and beating the winner of the Qatari league Al-Duhail�FC 3-1 in the second leg of quarter-final in Tehran's Azadi stadium.

In the Tuesday�evening's match, although the Iranian players finished the first half behind the Qatari team 1-0, they managed to score a fateful�goal in the early minutes of the second half.

After scoring their goal, the Iranian players threatened their opponent�s post several�times and had the chance to score more goals, but luck was on the Qatari side.

One noteworthy moment in the match was when goalkeeper Beiranvand saved Perspolis�s post by repelling a shot from Al Sadd�s Xavi in the last minutes of the match.