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Bin Sultan grabbed the only goal of the game in the 57th minute, producing a neat finish after being set up in the area.<\/p>\n
Al Shabab started brightly and Camacho delivered a dangerous cross into the six-yard box after five minutes but goalkeeper Mohammad Bagher Sadeghi reacted quickly to collect the ball. <\/p>\n
A minute later Zob Ahan responded through Hossein Mahini, who dribbled into the penalty box from the right before sending in a dangerous cross which was cleared by keeper Waleed Abdullah.<\/p>\n
Ahmad Mohamadpour missed a good chance for Zob Ahan in the 12th minute, shooting straight at the goalkeeper when well placed. <\/p>\n
Zob Ahan then threatened again in the 24th minute through Esmail Farhadi. <\/p>\n
He was put through from midfield with just the goalkeeper to beat but saw his effort well saved by Abdullah. <\/p>\n
Less than a minute later, Farhadi came close to making amends for his miss but his shot from outside the area was well saved by Abdullah.<\/p>\n
Al Shabab hit back and came close to breaking the deadlock on 29 minutes when Nada Mesad’s dangerous cross into the area just needed a slight touch from one of his team-mates to find the net.<\/p>\n
Brazilian striker Igor Castro then found the side-netting from the edge of the area in the 31st minute before Jalal Rafkhaei’s right-footed strike flew wide 10 minutes before the break. <\/p>\n
Al Shabab finally made the breakthrough in the 57th minute\u00a0 when Bin Sultan benefited from good approach play by his team-mates, collecting a pass with his back to goal before turning and firing into the net.<\/p>\n
The advantage could have been doubled on the hour mark but Camacho\u2019s close-range strike was blocked by a Zob Ahan defender.<\/p>\n
Zob Ahan pressed forward in an attempt to find the equaliser and Rafkhaei delivered another dangerous ball into the area, but Abdullah was in the right place to deny Castro.<\/p>\n
Substitute Mahdi Rajabzadeh wasted his side’s last chance in stoppage time as he fired high over the bar from outside the area.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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