Perspolis beats Payam Mashhad

PTV - Tehran's popular football team Perspolis has come victorious over Payam Mashhad in the seventh week of the Iranian Premier League (IPL).

The Reds beat host Payam 2-1 before more than 40,000 spectators at the Samen Stadium on Tuesday night.

Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht scored the opener in the 12th minute but Yugoslavian Shpejtim Arifi scored the equalizer for Payam in the last minute of the first half.

Payam, coached by Khodadad Azizi, pushed forward in the second half but it was Perspolis captain Karim Baqeri who netted in the 54th minute to gain all three points of the match for his team.

Perspolis, coached by Afshin Qotbi, currently stands in the second place with 11 points while Payam is placed at the bottom of the IPL table with just one point from six matches.