Soccer-Gomis on target as former champions Al Hilal see off Esteghlal

FILE PHOTO-Soccer Football - Club World Cup - Third-Place Playoff - Monterrey v Al-Hilal - Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar - December 21, 2019 Al Hilal's Bafetimbi Gomis celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

(Reuters) - Goals from Bafetimbi Gomis and Salem Al Dawsari handed Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal a 2-0 win over Esteghlal from Iran and a place in the quarter-finals of the Asian Champions League on Monday.

Gomis struck six minutes before half time to give the 2019 champions the lead and Al Dawsari effectively killed off the game 11 minutes after the break to take Al Hilal through.