Tehran's Reds Move to Third after Victory over Saba

On Friday, Persepolis beat Saba 3-1 in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium.

Mohammad Abbaszadeh scored in the 12th minute and Persepolis defender Reza Noormohammadi doubled the lead in the 34th minute with a header.

In the 38th minute, referee Alireza Faghani showed the penalty spot but Saba Striker Reza Enayati couldn’t pull a goal back for Saba.

With two minutes remaining, Payam Sadeghian scored Persepolis’ third goal and was also selected as the best player of the match.

Enayati pulled a goal back in the injury time.