Garrido Proud of Persepolis’ Performance against Al Shorta

The Iran side showed grit and determination to defeat Al Shorta, drawing level in the 89th minute and then proceeding to score the winner through Giorgi Gvelesiani deep in stoppage time to move up to six points with two matches remaining.

“This victory was the result of the efforts of the players and our analysis of the opponents and until the last moment, we fought to win,” said Garrido.

“This game was full of events, but we tried until the last minute. We knew that this game was important and when a penalty was awarded to Al Shorta, the goalkeeper and players believed they would not score,” the Spanish coach added.

“We had opportunities during the game, but we had to work until the last moment to win and we reached our goal,” Garrido added.