However, while the missed penalty will claim headlines, it was a display of overall wastefulness in the final third which leaves Persepolis in a tricky position ahead of their journey to Qatar.
\nOnce again, Lekhwiya showed that much can be achieved with a patient, compact approach to the game\u2014albeit assisted by the travails of Persepolis\u2019\u00a0forward line.
\nPoor finishing proves Persepolis undoing
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