Semi-Final, First Leg Toyota Player of the Week: Alireza Beiranvand

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Semi-Final, First Leg Toyota Player of the Week: Alireza Beiranvand

Kuala Lumpur: Alireza Beiranvand has been named the Toyota Player of the Week after the goalkeeper played a starring role in Persepolis' 1-0 win over Al Sadd in the first leg of the 2018 AFC Champions League semi-final on Tuesday.

The Iran international pulled off an impressive six saves to keep his side in the match in Doha, securing a cleansheet and giving teammate Ali Alipour the platform to dispatch an 86th-minute spot-kick for the game's only goal.

Beiranvand's 100 percent save success rate, three duels won and 25 successful passes all earn him a weekly high mark of 7.7.

Second in this week’s ranking is Suwon Samsung Bluewings striker Dejan Damjanovic (pictured below), who scored his eighth goal of the campaign as the Korean side lost 3-2 at Kashima Antlers.

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