Blues book 1st IPL victory against Damash [VIDEO]
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Loading...PTV – TEHRAN, Esteghlal has defeated Damash thanks to a first-half solo goal by skipper Farhad Majidi in the second week of Iran’s Premier League (IPL).
The Blues, coached by Parviz Mazloumi, downed Damash 1-0 at Tehran’s gigantic Azadi Stadium late on Monday.
Two minutes after the half hour mark, Majidi intercepts a weak back pass from Damash players and slotted the ball past the keeper Mohammad Mohammadi.
The visitors almost equalized the match before the break but the ball bounced back twice to make Damash leave the pitch empty-handed.
The Tehran-based club had a chance to double the lead in the second half but Andranik Teymourian’s long range shot hit the bar.
In the dying minutes of the match, Esteghlal’s goalie Mehdi Rahmati made a double save to clinch the victory for the Blues.
In other matches same day, Naft Tehran beat Mes Kerman 3-2, Naft Abadan and Sepasi played out to a 1-1 draw, and the defending champion Sepahan was held to a scoreless tie against Saba.
