{"id":12068,"date":"2011-04-06T19:25:29","date_gmt":"2011-04-07T02:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2011\/04\/06\/ebrahimzadeh-rayyan-made-us-work-for-win\/"},"modified":"2011-04-06T19:25:29","modified_gmt":"2011-04-07T02:25:29","slug":"ebrahimzadeh-rayyan-made-us-work-for-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2011\/04\/06\/ebrahimzadeh-rayyan-made-us-work-for-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Ebrahimzadeh: Rayyan made us work for win"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ebrahimzadeh\"AFC – DOHA, Zob Ahan coach Mansour Ebrahimzadeh felt the score-line did not reflect the true nature of his side’s victory after the Iranians saw off 10-man Al Rayyan 3-1 at Al Rayyan Stadium. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Last year’s runners-up took the lead when Mohamed Reza Khalatbari scored direct from a corner in the 11th minute. <\/p>\n

Jaralla Al Marri quickly equalised but Igor Castro made it 2-1 in the 24th minute and, after Rayyan\u2019s Itamar was sent off for a stamp on Esmaeil Farhadi just before the hour mark, Ghasem Hadadifar sealed Zob Ahan’s victory 19 minutes from the end.<\/p>\n

Ebrahimzadeh, though, insisted his side were pushed all the way.<\/p>\n

“We played a good match. There were a few silly mistakes from my players. We gave away the lead quickly but the second goal gave us the comfort that we were looking for,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, the third goal made things easier for us as we controlled the match after that. <\/p>\n

\u201cI don’t agree that this was an easy win. We had to fight for it. We came here to pick up three points and we got them. <\/p>\n

\u201cEvery game is important as we target the knockout stages. We are moving in that direction.”<\/p>\n

For Al Rayyan coach Paulo Autuori, the outcome of the contest came as no surprise given he was forced to field a young side.<\/p>\n

“As I said before the match, we played a strong team,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe made a good start, we need to recognise this, but I give my congratulations to the opponents. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are looking at the next match. There is no point in talking too much about this game. It is not a surprise for me. I need you to recognise that we have a young group. We are learning to take advantage of certain situations in the match.\u201d<\/p>\n

With just one point from their opening three Group D games, Autuori feels Al Rayyan’s chances of reaching the last 16 are now remote at best.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it is difficult for us to qualify for the knockout stage,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe best way to get experience is when you face strong teams. Our target is to win matches but we need to recognise that it was difficult against a tough side. <\/p>\n

\u201cMy young team is not ready for such a big championship. I liked the way my players played despite lacking in experience.”<\/p>\n

He also tipped Zob Ahan to replicate last season’s performance and go all the way to the final once again.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said this yesterday that this team (Zob Ahan) are the favourites to reach the final this year also. In my opinion, I think they can do it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have players in good condition. Their team is very competitive. They enjoy their football. I like the way they play their football. We need to learn to play like them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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