The fifth week ended in the early hours of Friday after the two played each other in the Takhti Stadium in the city of Ahwaz, Mehr News Agency reported.
Farhad Majidi scored for Esteqlal three minutes into the first half. Reza Norouzi drew it all level two minutes later.
In the 38th minute, Esteqlal's Sharifat pushed his team one goal forward.
Milad Meydavoudi and Majidi scored in the 85th and 88th minutes to seal Esteqlal's victory.
In the other matches of the night ,The Tabriz derby between Shahrdary and its arch rivals Teraktor Sazi , Teraktor winner against Shahrdary.
these players scored for Teraktor: Ehsan Haji Safi (4' , 60') , Amir Hossein Sadeghi (9') , Fardin Abedini (13') , Siavash Akbarpour (21') and Saeed Daghighi (35')
scored for Shahrdary.
The game brought Esteqlal much-desired three points, helping it sit nicely at the top of the ranking list with 13 points in the bag.