INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN – Persepolis and Esteghlal football teams defeated their rivals on Matchweek 6 of Iran Professional League (IPL) on
Saturday.Persepolis beat Naft Masjed Soleyman 2-1 thanks to a brace from Jürgen Locadia.Saman Narimanjahan gave the hosts a lead in the
11th minute.Locadia was brought down into area by Milad Bagheri in the 55th minute
Bagheri was shown a red card and Locadia leveled the score from the spot.The Dutch striker completed his brace in the 69th minute.Earlier in
the day, defeated Nassaji 3-0 in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium.Peyman Babaei opened the scoring for Esteghlal four minutes into the match.Kevin
Yamga made it 2-0 from the penalty spot just before the break.Nassaji defender Amirmehdi Janmaleki was sent off in the 48th minute after
receiving his second yellow card.Mohammad Mohebi scored Esteghlal’s third goal in the 55th minute.With nine minutes remaining, Ayyoub
Kalantari pulled a goal back from the penalty spot.In Isfahan, Sepahan were held to a goalless draw by Aluminum.Paykan suffered a 1-0 loss
against Gol Gohar in Tehran.Malavan and Foolad match was cancelled due to heavy rain in Bandar Anzali.Mes Kerman shared the spoils in a
goalless draw with Zob Ahan.Tractor earned a late home win over Sanat Naft.Mes Rafsanjan also defeated Havadar 2-1.Persepolis remained top
with 14 points, followed by Gol Gohar with 12 points.
