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QSL side Al Rayyan came away with a creditable 0-0 away draw with Persapolis to keep their chances of qualification to the knockout stages of the AFC Champions League alive.<br />
Last season QSL champions had to weather plenty of Persapolis pressure during the game. Persapolis were awarded a penalty in the first half, however Mehdi Taremi chipped his effort over the bar on the stroke of half time.<br />
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In the second half Persapolis pushed for an opener but were denied by a resolute Al Rayyan backline. Michael Laudrup’s side relied on the counter attack for the majority of the second half and could have taken a lead against the run of play in stoppage time had Sebastian Soria’s shot not rattled the post.<br />
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The result means that Al Rayyan are currently in second place in group D with a tally of seven points from their four games.