TEHRAN - Sokol Cikalleshi’s first half hat-trick powered Tractor to a 7-0 defeat of Tajikistan’s FC Ravshan on Wednesday as the side from Iran booked their place in the knockout rounds of the AFC Champions League Two 2024/25.

Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh also scored twice and Ricardo Alves netted from the penalty spot for Tractor after an own goal from Kholmurod Nazarov in the fourth minute sent the Iranians on their way to a comprehensive victory at Thani bin Jassim Stadium in Doha.

The win was Tractor’s third in a row in Group A and the result means Dragan Skocic’s outfit cannot finish outside the top two in the three-team group, with Ravshan still without a point from their three games to date.

Qatar’s Al Wakrah are second in the standings.