In the match held at the Azadi Stadium in front of about 50,000 spectators, Persepolis lost to Paykan 2-1 in the 8th week of the IPL.
Persepolis’ Hossein Badamaki brought down a Paykan forward in the 18th minute in the penalty area and Mohammad Tahmasbi converted the strike into a goal.
Ali Ghorbani scored a long-range shot in the 62nd minute and doubled the score board.
Persepolis put Paykan under pressure but failed to score. Finally, the Reds pulled a goal back in the 75th minute. Meisam Bao opened Paykan’s goal with a shot from outside of the penalty area but it was not enough for Persepolis.
It was Persepolis’ first defeat in the IPL.