IPL: Persepolis edges past Machine Sazi, Tractor Sazi draws Padideh [VIDEO]

Tehran Times – TEHRAN, Persepolis football team defeated struggling Machine Sazi 1-0 in the 12th week of Iran professional League (IPL) in front of more than 25,000 fans in Tehran’s Azadi stadium on Friday.

Vahid Amiri scored the sole goal of the match in the 22nd minute, heading home a wicked cross from Ramin Rezaeian.

Machine Sazi was reduced to 10 men in the 58th minute after Georgian midfielder Kakhaber Kakashvili received his second yellow card by the referee.

Machine Sazi could have levelled the score in the 70th minute when the team was awarded a penalty kick but Amin Ghaseminejad missed it.

Elsewhere, Tractor Sazi was held to a 1-1 draw against Padideh. Farzad Hatami put Tractor Sazi in front in the 38th minute but Mohsen Yousefi levelled the score in the 61st minute for Padideh.

Persepolis moved back to the top with 26 points two points ahead of Tractor Sazi.

In the other games, Zob Ahan beat Paykan 3-0 and Siah Jamegan suffered a 1-0 home defeat by Sanat Naft.

Persepolis 1:0 Machine Sazi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-JLFshcwj0

Tractor Sazi 1:1 Padideh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUVxUO_OzTI

Zob Ahan 3:0 Paykan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sftrze9X44E

FC Mashhad 0:1 Sanat Naft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ki3AqzH0Uc