Persepolis FC vs Sanat Naft 3-1

Persepolis FC beat Sanat Naft 3-1 at Azadi Stadium after taking an early lead and finishing the job late on. I. Sergeev opened the scoring in the 5th minute, A. Alipour added a second from the penalty spot in the 53rd minute after coming on at half-time, and O. Urunov sealed it in the 84th minute after arriving in the 76th minute.

Persepolis were ahead at the break thanks to Sergeev’s early finish. He made it 1-0 in the 5th minute, and Sanat Naft reached half-time trailing by that single goal after M. Fakhreddini was booked in first-half stoppage time.

Persepolis made two changes at half-time and another two in the 76th minute, with Sergeev making way for Alipour before the substitute converted from the spot. Sanat Naft then pulled one back in the 67th minute through M. Baseri to make it 2-1, but Persepolis answered with a third when Urunov scored from M. Mohebi’s assist to make it 3-1. Sanat Naft also made three changes across the second half, including Baseri coming on in the 68th minute before scoring a minute earlier, and Fakhreddini going off in the 84th minute.

The statistics point to a tighter contest than the scoreline suggests, with Persepolis on 3-1 by the end after Sanat Naft had found a reply. No other team numbers were provided in the data.

Discipline was limited to one booking, with M. Fakhreddini cautioned for Sanat Naft in first-half stoppage time. There was no sending-off.