IRNA - The king of football in Iran and
all-time favorite of the red-shirted Persepolis fans, Ali Parvin, was for
the first time seen off with boos and jeers from angry rooters here Sunday.
Former national and Persepolis skipper Parvin, who blames financial problems
for his side's lackluster performance in the fifth Iran Pro League, is in
the hot seat as the 1-1 draw with Zob Ahan in the seventh week left the reds
in the 13th spot of the 16-strong table.
Persepolis looked to win the game in Azadi Stadium when new signing Ali
Alizadeh opened the scoring in the fifth minute. But the visitor scored the
equalizer 10 minutes after the break as Mehdi Rajabzadeh escaped an
unorganized offside trap to steer the ball past hapless keeper Farshid
Karimi.
The reds were too lucky to lose at home. Zob Ahan was twice denied by the
post to split the points with troubled Persepolis.
Parvin vowed to quit the club even if the managing director would be
changed, the Farsi-language sports daily Abrar-e Varzeshi quoted the veteran
trainer as saying in its Monday's edition.
Persepolis has six points and one match in hand and Isfahan's Zob Ahan
occupies the third slot on 14 points.
