I'd like to say thank you to our supporters for coming out to cheer for us. There was a lot of noise for us tonight from the stands and we felt it. Please continue to support us for the games to come as you did today!

Serginho hails the passionate Kashima Antlers support after the J.League side came back from two goals down to beat Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3-2 in the first leg at Kashima Soccer Stadium.

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.

There is still everything to play for in the second leg in Korea Republic but the Japanese side will certainly be confident after a morale-boosting comeback.

Jesualdo Ferreira's high-flying Al Sadd came into the game at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium looking to exploit the absence of several key Persepolis players, but were instead left frustrated by a perfect defensive display from the visitors, before Ali Alipour struck an 86th-minute penalty to seal an unlikely win.

To go two goals down after just six minutes of play was not the way Kashima Antlers had planned to begin their first-ever continental semi-final, admitted Japanese star Uchida, but the J.League club roared back to record an impressive come-from-behind victory at Kashima Soccer Stadium.

Looking to make a first final appearance since their title win in 2011, hosts Al Sadd started brightly at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium and dominated the majority of the game but spurned a number of chances to break the deadlock.

Those missed opportunities came back to haunt the Qatari side when the Iranian champions clinched a late win with an 86th-minute penalty from Ali Alipour after the forward had been upended by goalkeeper Saad Al Sheeb.

The visitors were on the back foot for most of the game, happy to absorb the pressure from Al Sadd. However, they managed to score against the run of play after being awarded a late penalty that was duly dispatched by Ali Alipour.

The result gives Persepolis a vital advantage going into the second leg in Tehran on October 23, when they will be aiming to reach the AFC Champions League final for the first time in their history.