Esteghlal Khuzestan midfielder: We did not fail against Esteghlal.
Kopal Nazimi took a lot of overtime.
Omid Mohammadi in a conversation with Tasnim:
It was a very good game and I thank the spectators who came to the stadium and supported us. We showed very good football and Estegalal is really one of the best football teams in Iran this year. We did not give up against them and fought until the last moment.
We could have won, but we conceded an equalizer in the last moments. The pictures showed that before Esteghlal's second goal the ball hit Rose's hand, but now I don't know what the experts think. Regarding the time wasted, I have to say that I feel Mr. Nazimi took a lot of overtime and could have finished the game sooner. We could have beaten Esteghlal, but a draw could also be a fair result.