In the match held in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium, Rezaei netted from the penalty spot two minutes into injury time after Al Ain’s defender had handled the ball at the end of a game that saw both teams reduced to ten men in the final 15 minutes.
Saeed Juma was given his marching orders 13 minutes from time for a scything challenge on Mohsen Karimi that saw Chinese referee Fu Ming give the midfielder a straight red card.
Eight minutes later Farshid Esmaeili was sent off for retaliating against Al Ain striker Caio following an off-the-ball tussle between the two.
