PLDC - Tehran, After Persepolis defeated Tractor Sazi in Azadi Stadium, many of the club's players had plenty of positive things to say.

The following is a summary of some of the comments made by Persepolis players after the match:

Payam Sadeghian: "I am happy because I was able to be effective in the first match and give the assist for the winning goal. We played a good match. We were up against one of the best teams in the league and were able to come out on top. We gained three sweet points and I hope we can continue winning."

Reza Haghighi: "Although we were tired from our training camps and matches, we were able to play a good game and gained a favourable result. We could have scored two goals each half... Nouri told me to take the penalty if I like to, so I did, but I guess the goal wasn't meant to be. I would like to thank Ali Daei, because during the half time break in the locker room he told me not to worry about it."

Mohammad Nouri: "It was a very good game and it was under our control. We have put together a good team. We deserved to win and could have scored four goals... Haghighi and I were the chosen penalty takers. He told me that he feels good about taking the shot, so I told him to take it... Last year I was vice captain and this year Ali Daei has gave me the honour to be the captain of the team."

Mehrdad Kafshgari: "I played without stress. The first game of the season is obviously very critical. I thank God that I had the honour of playing in this match. My first appearance for Persepolis ended with a victory and this multiplied my satisfaction."

Mohsen Bengar: "We had to win this game. We started out attacking, but when we missed the penalty, we kind of lost momentum... We have a young team and its going to take some time til we are fully harmonized."

Gholamreza Rezaei: "I really wanted to score in this match but this didn't happen. However, we wanted to have a strong start and we were able to beat Tractor Sazi. Tractor Sazi was playing defensively (playing for a tie). We took the first step positively but we are still at the beginning and our fans must keep supporting us."

Jalal Hosseini: "I would like to thank the fans for coming out and supporting us...I hope that this season we can make up for our shortcomings in the past two seasons."

By: Arman Tamjidi