Shoja and Sardar in Asian Elite League Team of the Week + Photo

Shoja Khalilzadeh and Sardar Azmoun showcased their best performances of the season in Asian competitions.

According to ambassador Arjan; Shoja Khalilzadeh, after the brilliance of Sardar Azmoun against Al Ittihad, published a picture of his happiness and Saeed Ezzatollahi and congratulated his friends with a sincere message. Now with the publication of the selected team of the second week of the Asian Elite League, it is clear that Shoja himself had a reason to receive congratulations this week. The defender of Tractor and the forward of Shabab Al-Ahly are both among the eleven selected players of SofaScore.

According to Sports Se, in this composition, Azmoun is one of the two selected attackers with a score of 8.4, and Khalilzadeh is in the three-man defense line with a score of 8. Two Iranian players who have reached the top of the week in two different matches, one by scoring and the other by their defensive performance.

Shuja was one of the main figures of the match in Tractor's goalless draw against Shamal. According to the statistics recorded in FootMob, he had seven tackles, three tackles, one pass interception and four ball recoveries in 90 minutes of being on the field. The experienced Traktor defender won four of five ground battles, won his only aerial battle and did not dribble during the match. Statistics that show his role in keeping the gate of Iran's representative closed.

Khalilzadeh's contribution in tractor game was not limited to defense. He had 88 touches and 61 of his 72 passes were on target. More notable was the record of 13 healthy long passes out of 19 attempts, which shows that Traktor's captain also had an important responsibility in getting the ball to the forward players. At the age of 37, Shoja opened his place among the selected defenders of this week with such a performance.

On the other hand, Azmoun needed only 16 minutes to score the victory of Shabab Al Ahli in Jeddah. He opened the gates of Al Ittihad in the seventh and sixteenth minutes so that the Emirati team won its second consecutive victory with a two-one advantage and got six points. Sardar's second goal was also scored on Reza Ghandipour's pass, so that the cooperation of two Iranian players is one of the defining moments of this match.

The test statistics also indicate an effective show. According to Footmob data, he took three shots, two of which were on target, and both of which were converted. Sardar also had three successful dribbles, one position creation, and 29 healthy passes out of 32, so that in addition to finishing, he also participated in the circulation of the ball and advancing the attacks of Shabab Al-Ahli.

This brilliance made Shoja publish a congratulatory story. He chose the photo of the shared happiness of Sardar and Saeed Ezzatullahi wearing Shabab Al-Ahli shirts, tagged both accounts and welcomed their success with a brotherly address and emoticons of hearts, fire and smiles. An image of the friendship of the three players of the Iranian team, which this time extended from Muscat to Jeddah.

Now, Shuja and Sardar have joined names like Ruben Nuss and Angelo in the Sofascore team. For the tractor defender who had welcomed the success of his friends in his story, this choice is another sweet event. This time, he himself has a part in the celebration of the presence of Iranians among the elite.