Iran Pro League leaders Persepolis suffered a 2-1 defeat by lowly Rah Ahan on Wednesday.
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Rah Ahan took control of the opening half and took a deserved lead as Meysam Baou headed home after 20 minutes before Ahamad Taghavi extended the lead 10 minutes later after Mehdi Vaezi failed to save his close range shot.
Persepolis manager Afshin Ghotbi was without the injured Matte, but made two attacking changes at the break in a bid to spark a fightback.
The league leaders pulled a goal back with 20 minutes remaining through Alireza Nikbakht Vahedi, but despite the Rah Ahan goalkeeper seeing red two minutes later, Persepolis failed to complete the fightback.
Despite the defeat, Persepolis remain at the top of the table, while Rah Ahan moved up two places up to 12th.
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