Persepolis ousts Aluminum of Hormozgan in Cup [VIDEO]

MNA – TEHRAN, Persepolis defeated Aluminium of Hormozgan here at the Azadi Stadium in Iran’s Hazfi (Elimination) Cup on Friday.

Ali Daei’s team continued its winning spree by beating Aluminum of Hormozgan 3-1 in Hazfi Cup’s round of 16.

A brace from captain Karim Bagheri in the 2nd and 42nd minutes put Persepolis ahead and Mohsen Khalili scored the third goal just seconds before the break.

Persepolis was the dominant team in the second half and the scoreboard remained unchanged until the added time. In the added time, Hadi Dehghani scored a consolation goal for the visiting team.

Persepolis will play Petroshimi of Tabriz in the next round.