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GOAL - Mustafa Denizli’s rein as the head
coach of the Tehran giants Perspolis may be nearing its end after a series
of unsatisfactory results which ended with a loss to Peykan on Sunday.
Peykan dominated the first three quarters of the game as they took a
whopping four goal lead. Scorers for the visitors were Maysam Khosravi,
Mohsen Bayatinia, Farhad Khangholi, and Mohammadreza Tahmasebi (Pen.).
Perspolis came roaring back with three unanswered goals in the later part of
the game when Mehrzad Madanchi (Pen.), Faraz Fatemi, and Karim Bagheri
scoring the respective goals.
However, time ran out on the Reds before they could net a much needed
fourth.
Rah-Ahan 0-0 Saipa
Leaders Saipa could muster no better than a goalless draw against basement
dwellers Rah-Ahan. After the match, Saipa coach Ali Daei accused his
Rah-Ahan counterpart Akbar Misaghian of trying to influence the referees
from the sideline.
In response to Daei, Misaghian did not deny the fact that he likes to toe
the sideline during the game, and went as far as admitting that he gets
certain amount of pleasure from playing “mind games” with the men in black!
This was Saipa’s second draw in that many games.
Esteghlal of Tehran 3-2 Saba Battery
The 35,000 Blues’ fans in Azadi stadium were treated to a very entertaining
game following a week in which they saw their team disqualified from AFC
Champions League due to administrative error by club officials.
Esteghlal took the lead thanks to an early goal by Ali Alizadeh. Hamed
Hajati leveled before the half for his team that would be forced to play
catch-up all day.
In the second half Ali Ansarian put Esteghlal ahead for a second time, but
defender Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh tied for resilient Saba minutes later.
Finally Amir-Hossein Sadeghi put the Blues on top for a final time, helping
Esteghlal to close the gap with leaders Saipa.
Bargh 2-1 Sepahan
In Shiraz’s Hafeziyeh Stadium, visitors Sepahan took the lead when Mohammad
Noori scored on a counter attack. Bargh, however, kept up the pressure and
managed to score two quick goals with fifteen minutes left in the game.
The heroes for Bargh were former Team Melli midfielder Satar Zare and
forward Robert Markousi.
Foolad 2-1 Mes of Kerman
Ali Abidavi scored early for Foolad, and Brazilian midfielder Fabio Hampel
doubled their lead in the second half. Babak Hatami pulled one back from the
spot, but Foolad held on for their first win in nineteen tries.
The victory was also a first for Foolad’s new Portuguese coach Augusto
Inacio who has managed to turn the team’s fortunes around in a short few
weeks. Foolad have now climbed out of the cellar but still remain in the
drop zone.
Zob-Ahan 1-1 Fajr
Zob-Ahan had to host this game in the absence of their head coach Rasoul
Korbehkandi who was hospitalized after having dizzy spells attributed to low
blood pressure.
Hashem Beikzadeh put the visitors ahead in the first half, but Mehdi
Rajabzadeh equalized for Zob-Ahan only a few minutes later.
Malavan vs. Pas and Abu-Moslem vs. Esteghlal of Ahvaz matches were
postponed.
1: Saipa 43 2: Esteghal 39 3: Sepahan 32 4: Esteghlal of Ahvaz 32 5:
Persepolis 31 6: Abu Moslem 31
Afshin Afshar
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