Oston Urunov scored the sole goal of the match at the Dastgerdi Stadium just before the break.

Zob Ahan and Tractor played out a goalless draw in Isfahan.

Shams Azar shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw with Gol Gohar in Qazvin and Esteghlal Khuzestan was edged 1-0 by Kheybar in Ahvaz.

Sepahan will face Aluminum in Arak on Wednesday, Esteghlal meet Malavan in Tehran, Fajr Sepasi host Chadormalou in Shiraz and Mes play Foolad in Rafsanjan.