10-man Persepolis stuns Esteghlal
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02/02/2012 13:40:00
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Perspolis came from two goals down to beat Esteghlal in Iran Professional League (IPL) thanks to a hat trick from Eamon Zayedon on Thursday.
Persepolis defeated Esteghlal 3-2 in front of 60,000 spectators in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium.
The Blues failed to win their fifth successive win.
Milad Meidavoudi put Esteghlal into the lead in the 31st minute. Esteghlal midfielder Fereydoon Zandi scored five minutes into the second half.
Persepolis player Mehrdad Oladi was shown a straight red card by referee Alireza Faghani due to a bad tackle in the 68th minute.
Zayed, who came from the bench in the second half, pulled a goal back in the 82nd minute. The former Derry City striker scored again two minutes later. Zayed scored the decisive goal in the dying moments of the match.
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