The Australian forward joined Al Taawoun from J-League side Shimizu S-Pulse in August and made his AFC Champions League debut in the team’s 1-0 defeat to Persepolis on Tuesday.

Chances were few and far between on the night, but Duke had the biggest of them for the Saudi side when his effort from five yards out was rescued by goalkeeper Hamed Lak and the former Western Sydney Wanderers forward saw his attempt from the rebound denied again by the Persepolis goalkeeper.

The two sides had played out a thrilling 3-3 draw on Tuesday, with Al Ain taking the lead and Al Sadd equalising twice, before the Qataris took the lead at the hour mark through Baghdad Bounedjah, but a Boualem Khoukhi own goal ensured the points were shared in the competition’s joint highest scoring game to date.

The draw meant inaugural AFC Champions League winners Al Ain took their first point of the current edition but remained in fourth place, while Al Sadd conceded the Group D top spot to Al Nassr, dropping to second with six points.

Striker Abderrazak Hamdallah settled matters with a brace at the Jassem bin Hamad stadium on Tuesday, scoring either side of the half time break while teammate Brad Jones pulled off a number of saves to stave off a late rally by the Iran Pro League side.

The result helped the 2018/19 Saudi Pro League champions leapfrog Al Sadd SC to first place in the group on seven points, while it left Sepahan in third place with three points and needing a win in Friday’s rematch to avoid falling out of contention for a Round of 16 spot.

Doha: Abderrazak Hamdallah from Al Nassr has been named the Toyota Player of the Week for Matchday 3 of the 2020 AFC Champions League (West).

Hamdallah netted both goals in the Saudi side's 2-0 win over Sepahan on Tuesday. The Moroccan is now top scorer in the tournament with four goals from three matches.

It was high octane action from the first blow of the referee's whistle in Doha on Monday as Asia's finest resumed their campaigns in the continent's biggest club tournament.

Seventeen goals were scored in the seven matches that were played in Groups A to D as the fans watching the action on their television screens were treated to a goal fest.

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A late goal from Shojae Khalilzadeh goal gave the Islamic Republic of Iran side their first win of the competition and moved them to two points behind Al Taawoun, who remained on top despite the defeat.

Resan said Persepolis' runaway victory in the Iran Pro League fuelled their desire to get the win.

Persepolis went into the game chasing their first win in the 2020 edition, but for them to do so, they needed to overcome group leaders and hitherto unbeaten Al Taawoun.