{"id":33973,"date":"2018-11-03T11:30:16","date_gmt":"2018-11-03T18:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=33973"},"modified":"2018-11-03T11:31:17","modified_gmt":"2018-11-03T18:31:17","slug":"beiranvand-laments-second-half-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2018\/11\/03\/beiranvand-laments-second-half-display\/","title":{"rendered":"Beiranvand laments second-half display"},"content":{"rendered":"

AFC – KASHIMA, Persepolis goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand rued his side\u2019s sloppy second-half performance as they slipped to a 2-0 defeat against Kashima Antlers in the first leg of the 2018 AFC Champions League final at Kashima Soccer Stadium on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Second-half goals from Leo Silva and Serginho have given the Japanese side the advantage ahead of the return leg in the Islamic Republic of Iran in seven days’ time, and Beiranvand felt that Pesrepolis lost their way after a strong opening 45 minutes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe started the match very well,\u201d said Beiranvand, whose side were reduced to 10 men after Siamac Nemati was dismissed late on for a second bookable offence.<\/p>\n

“We made one or two good opportunities that unfortunately did not lead to goals. We lost our concentration in the second half and conceded two goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is what has happened and we can\u2019t do anything about it. Now we have to concentrate to get properly ready for the next match.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is not an unfamiliar position for the Iranian champions to be in, having lost first-leg matches away to Al Jazira and Al Duhail on their run to the final.<\/p>\n

And having seen his side overcome first-leg deficits in the Round of 16 and the quarter-finals, Beiranvand is confident that they can once again rise to the occasion on home soil on November 10.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe haven\u2019t lost hope yet and there is no doubt that Kashima are going to have a tough match in Tehran,\u201d he said. \u201cWe know very well that we can\u2019t lose our chance of a lifetime in front of our fans in Tehran. We will fight for the championship and I am 100 percent sure that it will happen.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe promise that we won\u2019t let our fans go back home sad after the second leg. I hope they will fill the stadium again from hours before the kick off. I ask them to give us support and energy from now and I hope something special will happen.<\/p>\n

\u201cKashima benefited from their fans here. I think they got stronger with their supporters cheering. But don\u2019t doubt that they have a difficult match coming.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have proved that we can come back and beat teams stronger than Kashima and I hope we can do it again this time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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