Extraordinary escape, excellent dribble and finish; / Iranian storm: Sardar's double with Ghandipour's first touch!

Sardar Azmoun scored two goals in the first 23 minutes of the Al-Shabab vs. Al-Ittihad match, creating an unforgettable start at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium in Jeddah.

According to "Varzesh Se", one year after the night when Saeed Ezzatollahi gave silence to the King Abdullah Stadium in Jeddah with his goal, this time it was the turn of two Iranian Shabab Al-Ahli strikers to show off at Al-Ittihad House. Sardar Azmoun turned the start of the match into a personal show with two goals in 16 minutes, and Reza Ghandipour assisted him for the second goal just a few moments after entering the field.

Test had not started the new season as brightly as expected. The striker, who was considered one of the most important pieces of Shabab Al-Ahli last season, was less in the context of the events in the first weeks, and this issue had caused criticism towards him. However, Sardar neither went for an interview nor needed much time to answer. In one of the most difficult football stadiums in Saudi Arabia, against the expensive defenders of Al Ittihad, he changed everything at the very beginning of the game.

The first blow came in the seventh minute. Guillerme took possession of the ball on the left side and with a technical move, first Faris Abedi and then Richard Rios were taken out of the game. The Shabab Al-Ahly star's spectacular move was completed with a precise cutback pass into the six-yard box, where Azmoun was waiting for the ball in his usual spot. One shot without pause was enough for the ball to go past Predrag Rajkovic and stick to the net of the Ittihad goal.

Shabab Al Ahli soon lost their first goal scorer due to injury. Guillerme Bala could not continue the game in the 16th minute and Andre Jardin sent Reza Ghandipour to the field. The departure of one of the best players of the UAE team could disrupt the attacking plans of this team, but the forced substitution of Jardine led to the beginning of an all-Iranian cooperation.

In his first contact with the ball, Ghandipour did what is usually expected of experienced players. After receiving the ball from Shabab Al-Ahli in their own field, the young Iranian striker raised his head and sent a deep and long pass to the space behind the Ittihad defense line with a proper vision. The ball went nearly 30 meters on the field and placed Sardar at the beginning of a path that was about 70 meters away from the host's goal.

From there on, the stage was completely at the disposal of the test. The Iranian striker moved with a long start behind Yancarlo Shimich, left the Ittihad defender in the speedway and went from the middle of the field to the penalty area. Rajkovic went out of the goal to close the angle, but Sardar calmly dribbled past the famous Serbian goalkeeper and sent the ball into the empty net. A goal that was a complete image of a perfect counterattack from the moment the ball was picked up until Azom crossed the goal line.

Last season, Saeed Ezzatullahi scored the only goal in the victory of Shabab Al Ahli against Al Ittihad in the same stadium, and he was in the main lineup of his team tonight. This time, however, the signature of the Iranians of Shabab Al-Ahli was seen at the foot of two goals. Azmoun with a stormy double and Ghandipour with a goal assist in the first touch marked the dream start of the UAE representative. Jeddah, which previously had an Iranian memory with Ezzatullahi's goal, this time captured Sardar within 16 minutes.