Saipa beat leader Sepahan

MNA - Saipa football team defeated Isfahan’s Sepahan 1-0 in the 30th week of the Iran’s Professional League(IPL) at the Foolad Shahr Stadium on Wednesday.
The match was regarded as the Iran’s Football Super Cup as well. Saipa defends its IPL’s championship as Sepahan is known as Iran’s League Cup title holder. This is while two teams are competing in the Asian Champions League.

Isa Traore gave the visitors the lead in the 20th minute of the match. Ebrahim Sadeghi’s brilliant cross from the right side found an unmarked Traore in scoring position and he headed the ball into the net.

With two minutes remaining, Sepahan’s Emad Reza’s goal was denied by referee Mohsen Ghahremani due to offside.

Sepahan stays on top with 53 points and Saipa moved up to ninth place with 39 points.

Elsewhere, Saba Battery, IPL second place, was held to a 2-2 draw against Bargh of Shiraz in Tehran’s Saba Shahr Stadium.

Mehdi Karimian and Naser Shokrun netted twice for Bargh of Shiraz in the 6th and 14th minute. Meanwhile, Ferydoon Fazli and Amir Hossein Feshangchi leveled the match after scoring in 48th and 56th minute.

Saba Battery is third with 48 points and Bargh occupies the sixth place with 42 points.