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QSL side Lekhwiya stumbled to a shock 1-0 defeat at the hands of Iranian side Zobahan in their opening match of their AFC Champions League campaign on Tuesday evening.<br />
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Striker Mehdi Rajabzadeh scored at the start of the second half, in what was Zobahan’s best move of the match, straight from the kick-off. The former Iranian international was received a neat through ball, before finishing powerfully from a tight angle past Lekhwiya stopper Amine Lecomte.<br />
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Lekhwiya did enjoy the majority of possession on the night, however Djamel Belmadi’s side where unable to produce many clear cut chances. Their best chance came in the 33^rd minute when winger Ismaeel Mohammad’s shot from outside the box just sailed over the cross bar.<br />
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In the second half, Zobahan held on against the odds for a famous win. Lekhwiya will now have to lift themselves for their next AFC Champions League encounter when they face Zobahan in the return leg in one week’s time.