In the match held at the Azadi Stadium, the Tehran-based team defeated the IPL leader 2-0. Hadi Norouzi gave Persepolis the lead in the 18th minute of the match.
In the second half, Norouzi was brought down in the 63rd minute into the penalty area by Ali Ahmadi and referee Saeid Mozaffarizade sent off the Zob Ahan defender without hesitation.
Amirhossein Feshangchi could not convert the penalty kick into a goal.
Mohammad Nouri scored Persepolis’ second goal with six minutes remaining to the match. He received a good pass from Gholamreza Rezaei in front of the goal and put the ball into the net.
As a result of this win Persepolis moved up to the third place in the IPL standings with 21 points; three points behind Zob Ahan. Esteghlal has 21 points too, but stayed in second place on goal difference.