IPL: Persepolis, Sepahan Emerge Victorious over Their Rivals
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Persepolis and Sepahan football teams defeated their opponents with two weeks remaining to the Iran Professional League (IPL) on Tuesday.
Persepolis defeated Machine Sazi 5-0 in Tabriz. Shahryar Moghanlou (two goals), Mehdi Abdi (two goals) and Ahmad Nourollahi (one goal) were on target for the visiting team.
Machine Sazi midfielder Mansour Bagheri was sent off in the 38th minute after receiving his second yellow card.
Sepahan also defeated Padideh 1-0 in Mashhad’s Emam Reza Stadium. Yasin Salmani scored the only goal of the match in the 41st minute.
Esteghlal edged past Naft Masjed Soleyman 1-0 in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium thanks to Sobhan Khaghani’s early goal.
Persepolis sits top of the table with 61 points. Sepahan is second with 59 points and Esteghlal remains third with 53 points.
Matchweek 28 results:
*Zob Ahan 1 – 2 Nassaji
*Gol Gohar 1 – 0 Saipa
*Sanat Naft 1 – 1 Mes
*Paykan 1 – 1 Foolad
* Padideh 0 – 1 Sepahan
*Esteghlal 1 – 0 Naft Masjed Soleyman
* Aluminum 1 – 3 Tractor
*Machine Sazi 0 – 5 Persepolis