Pourheidari: "We are in a Good Form"

PFDC - Mansour Pourheidari the boss at Iran's champions Esteghlal club, is very pleased with the shape of his team before the Asian Club Championship semifinal matches which will be held in the 100,000-seater Azadi Stadium of Tehran, on April 3, 2002.

"We have seen our opponents' games on video and we have worked on their weaknesses. I hope my players will be 100% ready at the time of the semi-final match against Anyang," says Pourheidari.

In regards to absentees in the team he says:

"Khaziravi is injured and I am not sure if he can play in the first game. Broumand has not yet reported his whereabouts to the team. Vahedi is in Tehran and will join the session tomorrow. Gholioff is with Azerbaijan's national team for a friendly and will join us in three days."

Pourheidari did not mention anything about the abcense of Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh but asked the fans to fully support the team to elevate the good spirit of the players.

Esteghlal of Tehran will clash with Anyang of South Korea in the second match of the semi-finals day when the other representative of South Korea, Suwon Samsung plays against Uzbekistan's side, Nasaf Karsi in the opening. The winners of both matches will play in the final to determine the 19th Asian Club Champions.