Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Tehran: AFC Champions League 2012 Playoff hopefuls Esteghlal advanced to the 2011/12 Hafzi Cup final with a slender 1-0 defeat of Shahrdari Yasuj
Defender Hanif Omranzadeh scored the only goal of the game at the Azadi Stadium when he found the net with a long-range shot in the 57th minute.
Esteghlal will meet Shahin Bushehr, 2-0 conquerors of Mes Kerman in the other semi-final, in the Hafzi Cup final on February 3.
A little over a week later Esteghlal turn their attention to the playoff stage for the latest edition of Asia's premier club competition when they host Zob Ahan.
The team that emerges victorious from the February 11 clash will host Saudi Arabia's Ettifaq with the winner advancing to Group A of the 2012 AFC Champions League.