In Tabriz, Tractor defeated Metz 5-1. According to the Tehran Times, Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh scored the first goal for the hosts in the 34th minute, followed by Tomislav Strkali’s goal five minutes later to make it 2-0.
Mehdi Hasheminejad scored Tractor’s third goal just one minute into the second half. Metz pulled one back in the 67th minute with a shot from Reza Jabile.
Sajjad Ashouri and Danial Esmailifal scored two goals in the 83rd and 85th minutes to seal the match, giving the leaders a 5-1 victory.
In Yazd, Sepahan won 2-1 against Chadormalou in the final stages. Sepahan defender Mohammad Daneshgar gave the visitors the lead in the 79th minute, but Ali Kamali equalized in stoppage time. As time ran out, Mohamedmedi Mohebi scored Sepahan’s winning goal.
Persepolis played against 10-man Zob Arhan in Isfahan, which ended in a goalless draw. Zob Ahan midfielder Hasan Shushtari was shown a second yellow card in the 37th minute.
Foolad secured a late victory over Nassazi in Ahvaz with Mohammad Askari’s 84th-minute goal.
MNA