Sharjah had secured the top spot in the group and a place in the Round of 16, but Tractor was hopeful a win coupled with other results going its way could keep it in the competition, having gone five games undefeated and collected seven points prior to Thursday.
Coach Rasoul Khatibi’s men wasted no time taking the game to their opponents and were in front after just seven minutes when Saman Narimanjahan found Abbaszadeh in space between the Sharjah center-backs and the number 33 controlled with his left and fired into the bottom corner of goalkeeper Adel Al Hosani’s net to put Tractor in front.
Just as he did on the opening day of the competition, Abbaszadeh made it a brace for himself on the final matchday of the group. A long ball set up a quick break for Tractor allowing Narimanjahan through into the box and the number 10 squared for Abbaszadeh who slid into the back post to drive home his fourth of the campaign and Tractor’s second of the night in the 67th minute.