TEHRAN – UAE’s Al Ain 
defeated Iran’s Tractor FC 2-1 at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium on Monday in the third round of the AFC Champions League Elite league stage.
The victory took Al Ain to nine points from three matches, maintaining their perfect record and top position in the standings, while Tractor remained on one point.
Ramy Rabia opened the scoring for Al Ain in the 21st minute before Tibor Halilovi equalised for Tractor in the 55th. Houssine Rahimi secured the victory for Al Ain with a 70th-minute winner.
The Iranian team managed to get back into the game at the start of the second half. Tibor Halilovic equalized in the 55th minute, igniting the competition between the two teams as each sought to win the match and secure the three points.
Al Ain intensified their attacking efforts to regain the lead, until Hussein Rahimi managed to score the second goal in the 70th minute. With this, “The Boss” scored the winning goal and led them to a new victory in their continental journey.
Al Ain increased their points tally to 9 after winning their first three matches in the tournament. They also maintained their lead in the AFC Champions League group stage standings, confirming their strong start in the competition for the continental title.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Tractor remained stuck on one point, holding onto twelfth place in the standings. This came after they failed to secure a positive result against the league leaders.
The Tractor football team sit in 12th place in the AFC Elite League standings for the West Asia region, with one point.