Iran’s Esteghlal defeated debutants Al Taawoun from Saudi Arabia in Group A of the 2017 AFC Champions League on Monday.

The Iranian side, who went down 2-1 to the United Arab Emirates’ Al Ahli in their opening game of the tournament last week, earned a 3-0 victory over Al Taawoun at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex.

Kaveh Rezaei opened the scoring for the Blues just 50 seconds into the match.

Mohsen Karimi extended Esteghlal’s lead in the 70th minute and Brazilian defender Padovani made it 3-0 in the 90th minute.

Esteghlal Khouzestan also edged past Al Jazira of the UAE 1-0 at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium.

Cameroonian striker Aloys Nang scored the winning goal in the 2nd minute of the match.

The Iranian debutants had defeated Saudi Arabia’s Al Fateh in Group B last week.

Esteghlal Khuzestan went top of the group with six points.