May 20 (Reuters) - Last year's beaten finallists Al Hilal face early elimination from the Asian Champions League after they were beaten 1-0 by Iranian side Persepolis in the round of 16 first leg tie in Tehran on Tuesday.
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Al Hilal, who had Salman Al-Faraj sent off for a second bookable offence in the final minute of regular time, dominated the match in Tehran, where they also had a first half goal ruled out by Malaysian referee Mohamed Nagor Amir Noor.