Malavan stuns south Esteqlal

Tehran - Malavan spectacularly came from two goal down to beat the visiting Esteqlal of Ahvaz 3-2 in the sixth week of the fifth Iran pro league in Takhti stadium in Bandar Anzali, northern Gilan province, Tuesday.

Esteqlal had a perfect start as striker Fereydoun Fazli silenced over 5,000 fans with his opener in the fourth minute.

The southerners celebrated the second eight minutes into the second half.

Brazilian striker Adriano Alvez dribbled past markers before sending the ball past goalie.

But the northerners turned the tables, hitting three in just 17 minutes.

Hadi Ta'mini minimized the gap with a goalbound header on 72 minutes.

The post denied Malavan five minutes later when a free-kick from Hadi Nazar-Pak bounced, but the navy's side leveled the match in the 81st minute with a powerful kick from Ali Yahya-Nejad.

Mohammad Gholami sent passionate spectators wild with applause one minute from normal time, firing home a superb pass by Jalal Rafkhahi.

The victory helped Malavan occupy the seventh spot on nine points and the Ahvaz-based Esteqlal lies in the eight place with seven points.