Al Hilal’s Mitrovic Credits Hat-Trick to Teammates


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Aleksandar Mitrovic attributed his hat-trick as a collective team effort after Al Hilal SFC defeated Esteghlal 3-0 on Monday to remain perfect in the AFC Champions League Elite.

The three goals took Mitrovic’s tally to five as he moved into joint-second on the scorers chart with the Serbian keen to share the glory with his teammates.

“When the team excels, it gives me the opportunity to score, we deserved to win and we played a beautiful match,” said Mitrovic.

“We have a great group of players, and a skilled coach who makes the matches easy for us, and we always work hard and diligently, and we follow the coach's instructions.”