Tasnim - Esteghlal football team earned its third successive win in Iran Professional League (IPL) on Thursday.
The Tehran-based team, who had defeated Sepahan 3-0 and Sanat Naft 4-0 in their two previous matches, beat Esteghlal Khuzestan 3-0 in Ahvaz’s Ghadir Stadium.
Vouria Ghafouri opened the scoring for the visiting team just seven minutes into the match.
Ali Ghorbani made it 2-0 in the 47th minute and Rouzbeh Cheshmi scored Esteghlal’s third goal in the 74th minute.
Esteghlal moved provisionally to the fourth place with 26 points, 11 points behind IPL leader Persepolis.
Friday Fixtures:
*Persepolis v Tractor Sazi
*Siahjamegan v Sepidrood Rasht
*Gostaresh Foolad v Zob Ahan
*Paykan v Zob Ahan
*Naft Tehran v Foolad
*Sepahan v Padideh
*Sanat Naft Abadan v Saipa