Sajad Shahbazzafdeh and Danial Esmaeilifar scored two goals each and Mohammadreza Khalatbari and Mohammad Mohebbi also were on target for Sepahan.
At the Azadi Stadium, Esteghlal defeated Foolad 1-0. Arsalan Motahari was on target from the penalty spot in the 82nd minute. It was Farhad Majidi’s first win in charge of Esteghlal.
Earlier in the day, Persepolis drew 0-0 with Sanat Naft in Abadan.
Other Results:
*Gol Gohar Sirjan 0 – 0 Mes Rafsanjan
*Saipa 0 -0 Naft Masjed Soleyman
*Shahr Khodro 2 – 0 Paykan
* Tractor 2 – 1 Nassaji
*Zob Ahan 2 – 0 Machine Sazi
Persepolis leads the table with 34 points. Sepahan also has 34 points but is second due to inferior goal difference. Esteghlal remains third with 30 points.