Chahrour etched his name in Lebanese football history by becoming his country's first ever scorer at the AFC Asian Cup Finals, a feat he achieved on home soil in the 2000 edition of the continental showpiece.

Widodo's effort against Kuwait in the 1996 edition is one of the greatest goals in AFC Asian Cup history with fans still amazed with the Indonesian great's acrobatic finish.

Two points separate the two sides with Al Duhail in second place on three points, and Sharjah bottom of the group on one point, and the two sides are eager to get their continental restart underway with a win.

The Iran Pro League champions had a slow start to their continental charge, losing to Al Duhail SC 2-0 then settling for a 2-2 draw against Sharjah back in February, putting them at risk of early elimination for the second year running.

With back-to-back encounters against Al Taawoun to manoeuvre over the next four days, Persepolis’ hopes of progressing to the next round might be fully dependent on collecting points against the Saudi King’s Cup champions.

Following the AFC’s COVID-19 Sub Committee for AFC Champions League West decision to consider Al Wahda withdrawn and their matches ‘null and void’, Al Ahli found themselves going into the Matchday Three fixture in need of just three points to guarantee a top-two spot in the now three-team Group A.

With the score tied at 0-0 and with four minutes left on the clock, Marin took matters into his own hands, forcing his way through the heart of the opposition defence and getting on the end of Abdulrahman Ghareeb’s return pass to slot home, settling the tie and earning the Player of the Match award.

The result meant Al Ahli have six points and with three games left to play, a top-two finish secured for the Saudis following the AFC’s COVID-19 sub committee’s decision to consider Al Wahda FSCC withdrawn and annul their results.

With both teams having lost their opening two fixtures, they set out to get their first points of the campaign ahead of their next game against each other three days later.