AFC lauds flock of Perspolis-Kashima fans

Tehran, Nov 3, IRNA – The AFC Champions League in a message hailed large number of fans who headed to Kashima Soccer Stadium to watch the match between Iran's Perspolis and Japan's Kashima. The match is slated to start Saturday at 9:30 am ( Tehran Time, 6:00 GMT) in Ibaraki, Japan. 'Fans flock to Kashima Soccer Stadium to watch the first-leg of #ACLFinal between @atlrs_english and @PerspolisFCIran!,' AFC tweeted on Saturday. '@PerspolisFCIran fans young and old traveling all the way from Iran to support their team!,' AFC added in a separate message. Heavyweight Persepolis club of Iran after a breathtaking game agianst Qatari Al-Saad advanced to the final of the AFC Champions League 2018. The Reds advanced to the Asian final after a 1-1 draw with Al-Sadd in Tehran and in the presence of thousands of enthusiastic fans. Perspolis had earlier beated Al-Saad in Doah 1-0. Earlier, the Iranian Embassy in Japan said in a message that the football match between Iran's Perspolis and Japan's Kashima Antlers will be an opportunity for reinforcing friendship between Iran and Japan. It would be a valuable chance for strengthening friendship between the two countries, the Iranian diplomatic mission added. 9376**1771 Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish