If we are to consider one person as the architect of Shabab Al-Ahly’s brilliant start in the Asian Elite League, Sardar Azmoun’s name is above all. The Iranian striker, who was in the first three games of his team, now played a direct role in all 5 goals of Shabab Al-Ahli, and with 2 goals and 3 assists, he is considered one of the most important factors for this team’s leadership.
Shabab Al-Ahly started the Asian season with a victory against Tractor; A match where Azmoun, with his precise pass to Yuri Cesar, became the foundation for his team’s winning single goal. In the second week, he also shone in the match against Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia and with two spectacular escapes from the middle of the field and passing the opponent’s defenders, he scored both of his team’s goals so that the representative of the UAE won 2-1 in Jeddah.
Derakhesh Azmoun series reached Esteghlal in the third week. At the Rashid Stadium in Dubai, he sent the passes for both goals of Shabab Al-Ahli with an open vision, so that his team passed the barrier of the representative of Iran with a result of 2:0. In this way, the test has had an effect on Shabab Al-Ahly’s goals in all three Asian competitions this season; Statistics that include 2 goals and 3 assists.
This performance was achieved in a situation where last season’s test did not have much opportunity to shine in the elite league. Due to consecutive injuries, he played in only two matches and neither scored nor assisted. The Iranian striker, however, has different conditions this season and is experiencing one of the best Asian starts of his career with his constant presence in the Shabab Al-Ahli lineup.
The brilliance of the test is not limited to Asian competitions. He has scored 2 goals and provided one assist in 6 games of the current season of the Emirates ADNOC League and has also recorded an assist in his only match in the Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Cup. The total of these statistics shows that the Iranian striker was one of Andre Jardine’s key players in Shabab Al-Ahli at the beginning of the season.
Shabab Al-Ahly now continues its path in the Asian Elite League with 9 points from three matches and a 100% record. The path that until now is tied more than anything to the brilliance of Sardar Azmoun.
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