According to the draw held previously and the table released by Iran’s Soccer League Organization, four fixtures of the 17th round of Iran’s Persian Gulf League of Professional Soccer was held on Thursday and the remaining events are scheduled to be run on Friday.
Out of 4 fixtures of Thursday, three of them kicked off simultaneously at 3:00 p.m. Tehran’s time in Isfahan, Ahvaz and Tehran and the last match of the day started at 04:30 p.m. at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium.
In Isfahan, the derby of the city ended 1-1with the 14th minute goal of Ehsan Pahlavan for Zowbahan which was equalized at 41st minute by Mohammad Reza Khal’atbari.
With the points of the event shared, Zowbahan still hold s the third place with 30 points and Sepahan has garnered 24 points and are waiting for the result of the remaining events of the round to be sure about their position at the table.
In Ahvaz, Foulad of Khuzestan edge passed Padideh of Mashhad with the penalty converted by Sasan Ansari at the 43rd minute of the event.
Saipa won its fixture against Rah-Ahan of Tehran with the same result with the 70th minute goal of Mohammad Hossein Alinejad.
In Tehran, the red giants of the city lined up against the table toppers of Ahvaz who were 7 points ahead of Persepolis. Omid Alishah (16) and Mehdi Taromi (49) scored for the hosts to let the Esteghlal of Ahvaz leave Tehran empty handed.
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