Iran Professional League: Persepolis Moves Top


Iran Professional League: Persepolis Moves Top

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Persepolis football team defeated Padideh 2-0 to move top of the Iran Professional League (IPL) table on Wednesday.

Branko Ivankovic’s side, who had defeated Padideh 1-0 in its IPL opener in Mashhad, emerged victorious in front of 25,000 spectators in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium.

Ali Alipour made the scoreboard 1-0 in the 24th minute from the penalty spot.

Persepolis midfielder Shayan Mosleh was brought down in the area and the referee awarded a penalty to the host.

Siamak Nemati also scored a super goal in the 32nd minute.

Padideh tried to pull a goal back in the second half but failed to do that.

Furthermore, Tractor Sazi defeated Naft Masjed Soleyman 3-0 in Tabriz’s Yadegar-e Emam Stadium under coaching of its new head coach Georges Leekens.

Persepolis moved top of the table with 34 points, followed by Sepahan (32 points) and Padideh (31 points).

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