MNA � Persepolis goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand has been chosen as the AFC Champions League Player of the Week.







As announced by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) website, Beiranvand �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.�

Beiro also recorded an astonishing 100% success rate in saves while winning three duels and having 25 successful passes in the semifinal game against Qatar�s Al-Sadd.

This performance was enough for him to earn the week highest mark of 7.7 and be titled as �Semi-Final, First Leg Toyota Player of the Week�.

Persepolis won the host Qatari side 1-0 in the first leg. The Iranian team awaits the 2nd leg in Tehran-based Azadi Stadium on October 23 to break the spell and win the ticket to the final of AFC Champions League.