Esteghlal coach pays tribute to his predecessors

MNA - Esteghlal coach Amir Ghalenoei paid tribute to Firouz Karimi and Naser Hejazi as his predecessors after he won the Iran’s League Cup championship on Monday.

Esteghlal thrashed Pegah of Gilan 3-0 in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium in the second leg of the Iran’s League Cup and took the title for the fifth time.

“I followed Hejazi’s and Karimi’s path. This victory belongs to them as well.”

He praised Pegah’s performance in the final, adding, “Pegah played pretty good against us but we were the better team and deservedly won the title. We controlled their key players and never lost our concentration. We scored all chances we got to win the match. Thanks God for this victory.” said Ghalenoei.