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The Qatari Al-Shamal football team was defeated by a goal to zero on Tuesday evening, outside the rules, against the Iranian Esteghlal club.
This match falls within the framework of the fourth round of the group stage of the AFC Champions League Elite competition.
This match was played in Iraq, due to the unqualified stadiums in Iran.
The ranks of the Qatari Al-Shamal team included 3 Algerian players: midfielder Nassim Ben Issa, winger Riyad Mahrez, and striker Baghdad Bounedjah, who carried the captain’s armband.
The referee from Uzbekistan expelled the Senegalese player Youssef Sabally, defender of Al-Shamal Club, in the 90th + 4th minute, for collecting two yellow cards.
Al-Istiklal Club has 9 points in third place, and Al-Shamal Club is in eighth place with a total of 5 points.
The West Asia competition regulations stipulate that 16 clubs will participate and 8 rounds will be organized. It results in the top eight teams qualifying for the quarter-finals, in exchange for the elimination of the remaining clubs.
