10-Man Nassaji Loses to Navbahor: 2023-24 ACL Matchday 3
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian football club Nassaji lost to Uzbekistan’s Navbahor 2-1 in the AFC Champions League 2023-24 Monday night.
Nassaji took the lead in the 44th minute. A mix-up between Azimjon Akhmedov and Ivanovic gifted Mohammad Reza Azadi a clear run at Navbahor’s goal and he expertly put the ball past Utkir Yusupov to send the visitors into the break on a high.
Nassaji went down to 10 men in the 54th minute. Saber Hardani was initially shown a yellow card for a reckless challenge on Jamshid Boltaboev but following a VAR check, referee Salman Falahi showed Hardani a red card instead.
Oston Uronov leveled the score in the 74th minute and Mehrdad Abdi scored an own goal in the dying moments of the match.