Moghanlou, Ghaedi’s Goals Nominated for Best Goal of 2021 ACL Matchday Four


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Goals from Iranians Shahriar Moghanlou and Mehdi Ghaedi have been shortlisted for the Best Goal of 2021 AFC Champions League Matchday Four (West).

The-AFC.com has announced the contenders for the best goal of the round.

Shahriyar Moghanlou – Persepolis FC
vs FC Goa, April 23, 2021

Persepolis FC remained perfect in Group E as the Iran champion recorded its fourth successive victory with a resounding 4-0 win over hosts FC Goa.

Moghanlou opened the scoring with his third of the campaign as the striker latched on to an inch-perfect through ball from Mehdi Torabi before producing a neat finish under goalkeeper Naveen Kumar.

Mehdi Ghaedi – Esteghlal FC
vs Al Duhail SC, April 24, 2021

Ghaedi has been one of the stars of the group stage so far, and the Esteghlal FC youngster displayed his talent once more in the clash with Al Duhail SC. Vorya Ghafouri burst down the right before squaring for the diminutive playmaker to calmly place the ball into the bottom right corner to tie the match at 2-2.

The Iranian duo will compete with Abderrazak Hamdallah (Al-Nassr), Carlos Eduardo (Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai) and Manuchehr Dzhalilov (FC Istiklol).