Hojjat Chaharmahali took the lead for Fulad with a side-footed kick after 12 minutes of the fifth Iran Pro League match in the 24th week in Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium.
The home team leveled the match five minutes from halftime, with Meysam Maniei beating out-of-sorts national keeper Ebrahim Mirzapur with an angle drive.
Under Turkish manager Mustafa Denizli, the third IPL winner Pas handed the southerners a shock defeat, hitting six in second half.
The goal spree started on 55 minutes, when the deft striker Mohsen Bayatinia capitalized on a defending blooper, sending the ball through keeper’s legs.
Two consecutive goalkeeping blunders nine minutes later led to expulsion of Mirzapur and a penalty award that helped Pas double the cushion through Maniei.
The numerical superiority gave the title hopeful much time and space to score four more.
Kianush Rahmati made it 4-1 in the 79th minute and his teammates Mohammad Nosrati, Milad May-Davudi, and Hadi Shakuri found the back of the net on 82, 84, and 87 minutes.
The romp was more appealing to second-placed Pas when news coming from Azadi Stadium showed that Esteqlal-Saipa derby ended in a stalemate.
Esteqlal was denied by the post three times before the interval and once by the crossbar after the restart.
With a 47-point asset, Esteqlal is on top while Pas is second on 45 and Saipa third with 42.
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MNA
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