ZOB Ahan vs Sepahan FC 1-2

Sepahan FC won 2-1 at Foolad Shahr Stadium after scoring twice in the first half and then holding on after a late Zob Ahan reply. M. Lotfi opened the scoring in the 2nd minute and K. Rezaei made it 2-0 on 23 minutes, both from A. Rezavand.

Zob Ahan were behind almost from the start when Lotfi finished Rezavand's pass in the 2nd minute. Rezaei doubled Sepahan's lead on 23 minutes, again assisted by Rezavand, and the half-time score was 0-2.

The game changed for Zob Ahan in the 38th minute when S. Hosseini was sent off. They still got back into it through O. Latifi on 83 minutes, but that only cut the gap to 2-1 before Sepahan saw out the closing minutes after making a double change on 78 minutes and another substitute on 89 minutes.

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A. Jeddi was booked in the 9th minute, O. Noorafkan in the 34th, A. Khodadadi in the 87th and A. Ghaderi in the third minute of stoppage time. S. Hosseini was sent off in the 38th minute.