The match finished off the first half in a scoreless draw but the hosts were the dominant team after the interval and eventually won the match.
Hossein Kazemi put Esteghlal ahead in the 76th minute, scoring from the edge of Zob Ahan’s box.
It was not enough for the hosts and they doubled the score in the 84th minute when Mojtaba Jabbari opened Zob Ahan’s goal with an excellent pass from Farhad Majidi outside of the six yards zone.
Esteghlal is placed third in IPL standing with 24 points behind Zob Ahan and Peykan with 25 and 27 points respectively.
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