Tasnim – Persepolis football team qualified for the Iran’s Hazfi Cup quarter-final after beating Sepidrood Rasht 1-0 on Thursday.
The Reds edged past Sepidrood thanks to a Saeid Karimi’s stoppage time goal in Rasht’s Sardar-e Jangal Stadium.
Branko Ivankovic’s team will meet Padideh in the competition’s quarter-final in Tehran and the winner of the match will face Sepahan in Isfahan.
Damash Gilanian football team has already advanced to the final match.
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The Hazfi Cup is the Iranian football knockout cup competition, run by the Iranian Football Federation.
Esteghlal is the title-holder and most decorated team with seven titles.