AFC Praises Esteghlal Star Farabbasi, Tops Elite League Saves Chart

Statistics published on the official website of the Asian Football Confederation place Habib Farabbasi at the top of the Elite League saves chart at the end of the second week.

According to "Varzeh Se", Esteghlal has had a brilliant start in the new season of the Asian Elite League and won all six possible points by winning against Al-Sad and Al-Gharafa. In addition to the five goals scored by the Blues, the performance of Habib Farabbasi also played an important role in recording these results, and now the official AFC statistics show the value of the Esteghlal goalkeeper's work.

Farabbasi recorded 9 saves in the first two matches of Esteghlal and together with Yan Junling, the goalkeeper of Shanghai Port, stands at the top of the table of the best goalkeepers in the tournament in terms of the number of saves. James Delianoff of the Newcastle Jets is their closest pursuer with eight interceptions.

Esteghlal's goalkeeper kept a clean sheet against Al Sadd and in Doha he was one of the main figures in the 2-1 victory over Al-Gharafa. His most important reaction was in the final minutes against Aladdin Hassan, who blocked the home team's equalizer with a spectacular save and kept three points for Esteghlal.

The AFC website also announced the conversion rate of Esteghlal's chances at 28%, which ranks the Blues in sixth place among the teams in the elite league.