In the AFC Champions League, Iran’s Esteghlal have lost their second Group A encounter, going down 2-1 against al-Ahli of Saudi Arabia. Al-Ahli started the match strong and took an early lead 17 minutes into the game, thanks to a penalty by Salman Al-Moasher.

Esteghlal, however, fought back and made it all square in 22nd minute, when Arsalan Motahari found the back of the net from inside the box.

That was not the end of drama, as Al-Moasher regained the lead for the Saudi side in the 29th minute, after tapping the ball home into an empty net.

The result puts al-Ahli at the top of the group, while Esteghlal remain third with only one point from two matches