Naft Coach Mansourian Happy to Advance to ACL Knockout Stage


Naft Coach Mansourian Happy to Advance to ACL Knockout Stage

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Naft coach Alireza Mansourian is happy to book a place in the AFC Champions League Round of 16.

Naft lost to Al Ain 3-0 Wednesday night  in Group B but qualified for the next round thanks to Al Shabab's 2-0 win over Pakhtakor in Tashkent.

"We went into the match looking for a win, but we failed to do so although we are happy that we qualified for the knockout stage which is the most important thing for us tonight following the win of Al Shabab against Pakhtakor," said Mansourian.

"We played against a strong team who outplayed us in the second period and we conceded unexpected goals from defensive mistakes. We hope that we can fix these mistakes in order to go as far as we can in the competition," former Iran midfielder told the-afc.com

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