Bam Khatoon Striker Ghanbari Expects Difficult Match against Sogdiana-W
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Bam Khatoon forward Zahra Ghanbari says they will have a difficult match against Uzbekistan’s Sogdiana-W in the AFC Women’s Club Championship West on Tuesday.
On Saturday, the match between the two teams finished in a 1-1 draw in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
The Uzbekistan club took a 19th-minute lead through Khabibullaeva Diyorakhon, but the Iranian side came back stronger in the second half with Zahra Ghanbari equalizing near the hour-mark.
Ghanbari is glad to have scored the equalizer for Bam Khatoom, and is hopeful of their chances in the winner-takes-all match on Tuesday.
“Honestly, it was a really tough game for us because we didn’t have any information about Sogdiana,” said Ghanbari. “But after 90 minutes of playing against them, we’ve got an idea now and we will prepare for the upcoming match.
“We are the champions of Iran, and they are the champions of Uzbekistan, so it will definitely be another tough match. I’m definitely very happy because I scored the goal, and we weren’t defeated. But it’s not about me, it’s about the team. I will try my best in the second game.”
