IPL Leaders Tractor, Sepahan Emerge Victorious over Rivals
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Tractor and Sepahan defeated their opponents on Tuesday in the 2024-25 Iran Professional League (IPL).
Tractor defeated Mes 5-1 in Tabriz’s Yadegar-e Emam Stadium. Amir Hossein Hosseinzadeh opened the scoring for Tractor in the 34th minute and Tomislav Strkalj made it 2-0 in the 39th minute. Mehdi Hasheminejad scored Tractor’s third goal just one minute into the second half. Mes forward Reza Jabireh pulled a goal back in the 46th minute.
Sajjad Ashouri and Danial Esmaeilifar scored two goals in the 83rd and 85th minutes, respectively to make the scoreboard 5-1.
Sepahan earned a late 2-1 victory over Chadormalou in Yazd. Mohammad Daneshgar gave the visiting team the lead in the 79th minute, but Ali Kamali leveled the score four minutes into the added time. Mohammad Mehdi Mohebbi scored the winner for Sepahan just before the final whistle.
Persepolis failed to beat 10-man Zob Ahan in Isfahan. Zob Ahan midfielder Hassan Shoushtari was sent off in the 37th minute.
Foolad defeated Nassaji 1-0 in Ahvaz, courtesy of a goal from Mohammad Askari in the 84th minute.