Farhad Majidi - Naft Tehran

PLDC - Tehran, Esteghlal exchanged three points with one, as Naft scored a late equalizer.


The Blues of Tehran visited the Oilers of Tehran in Takhti Stadium at 3:45 PM local time today, and they looked to gain three crucial points in order to move up the table.

Farhad Majidi scored a header from a corner in the 66th minute. But Esteghlal's dream of victory was crushed when Vouria Ghafoori's long range shot went in The Blues' net in the 89th minute.

The most notable chance of the first half was Nekounam's free-kick shot on Naft's net, which Alireza Beiranvand saved. Other than that, the two Tehrani teams didn't showcase an attractive first half.

The referee of the match, Faghani, gave yellow cards to the following players: Kamel, H. Ebrahimi and Hamidnezhad from Naft, and Nekounam from Esteghlal.

Amir Ghalenoei was suspended and watched his team from the stands. Majid Saleh filled in for Ghalenoei and coached Esteghlal for 90 minutes.

Esteghlal is now ranked 7th in the IPL with 16 points, and Naft remains in the 5th spot with 22 points.

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By: Arman Tamjidi
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