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IRNA - Visitor Zob Ahan of Isfahan here
Friday held the popular side of Tehran, Esteqlal, in the 10th week of second
Iran Pro League.
The two teams playing on the uneven field of Takhti Stadium, south of
Tehran, fought to a goalless draw.
Zob came close to the winner in the last minute of the game but the post
denied midfielder Rafael Nazerian, who fired an unstoppable shot. Khodadad
Afsharian judged the match. Winning 15 points Esteqlal is at the sixth place
of table.
*Naft walking
tightrope, Ahvazi blues sinking
San'at Naft of Abadan is neighboring the two relegation-zone sides, Malavan
of Bandar Anzali and Ahvaz-based Esteqlal, with slight unreliable point(s).
In a 10th-week match of the second Iran Pro League (IPL) that 14 teams are
competing, the bottom-placed blue-clad Esteqlal of Ahvaz and 12th-placed
Naft fought to a 1-1 draw in Takhti Stadium of Abadan on Friday.
Raf'at Qoliov put Naft ahead in the second minute but Davoud Haqi of
Esteqlal secured the parity as he grabbed the equalizer in the 49th minute.
Naft has 9 points while the 13th-placed side Malavan and Esteqlal of Ahvaz
have collected 7 and 6 points respectively.
Over 10,000 fans watched the match. Referee Hossein Boraqi and his two
linesmen Iraj Shahrizadegan and Alireza Rajabloo judged the derby.
*Underdog Malavan
loses to SAIPA
Conditions of the relegation-zone Malavan were aggravated as it lost to
visitor SAIPA Friday in the 10th week of Iran Pro League. Mehdi Amirabadi of
SAIPA scored the sole goal of the match in the 22nd minute.
The in-form goalkeeper of SAIPA, Behzad Gholampour, stripped Malavan players
of scoring in the 15th and 17th minutes.
Referee Ali Khosravi judged the match in Takhti Stadium of Bandar Anzali.
Malavan is at the 13th place of table with seven points and the
bottom-placed Esteqlal of Ahvaz has 6 points.
*Paykan-Foulad match ends in a goalless tie
The Friday's match between Foulad of Khuzestan and Tehrani side Paykan had
no winner. Before some 5,000 spectators in Takhti Stadium of Ahvaz, the two
sides did not find the back of the net and the 10th-week match of the second
Iran Pro League ended nil-nil.
*Resurgent Barq beats Abu
Moslem
In the 10th week of Iran Pro League
commemorating late Abdollah Saedi, Barq of Shiraz fought back to defeat the
representative of Khorasan, Abu Moslem, Friday. In front of home fans in
Hafezieh Stadium, Barq netted twice to
overcome Abu Moslem 2-1. Abu Moslem striker Reza Enayati opened the scoring
in the 32nd minute that was responded twice by Mehdi Shiri of Barq in the
46th minute Mohammad Mansouri in the 67th minute. Iraj Nazari was the
referee.
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