PTV - Tehran's Esteqlal have
converted three penalties from the spot to pass Foulad football club into
the final playoff matches.
On Thursday, Esteqlal's Blue men outscored Foulad of Khouzestan FC 3-1 to
storm into the finals.
The two teams drew 1-1 in regulation and extra time. Esteqlal's Ali Alizadeh
scored a single goal for the Blue men in hope for winning the title, but
Foulad's Ahmad Al-e Nemeh nailed the equalizer.
As the game went to penalty, the Blue men's keeper Vahid Taleblou saved out
Ali Badavi and John Vario's shots, and the spell was cast on Foulad when
Dasilva failed to convert his penalty by shooting off the goal.
It was the Blue men's luck when Esteqlal converted three penalties out of
four.
