TEHRAN, (AP) - Sepahan of Iran defeated Al-Ittihad of Saudi Arabia 2-1 on Wednesday in Group A of the Asian Champions League.

Mohammad Mahdi Seyed Salehi gave Sepahan, last year's runner-up, the lead from close range in the 61st minute. Hadi Aghili made it 2-0 in the 72nd.
Al-Ittihad scored a consolation goal in the 89th.
Sepahan has already lost its first two matches to Syria's al-Ittihad and Uzbekistan's Kuruvchi, respectively.