Persepolis woes linger with new coach [VIDEO]

PTV – ANZALI, Mustafa Denizli has suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of the lowly-placed Malavan of Bandar Anzali in his first game as the new Persepolis coach in the Iranian Premier League (IPL).

Mohsen Mosalman opened the scoring for the home side on the dying seconds of first half with a left foot effort before Alireza Ramazani doubled the lead for Malavan on the 78th minute from the penalty spot on Thursday.

Tehran Reds were gifted a windfall opportunity to draw level on the 68th minute after Malavan’s captain Babak Pourgholami handled the ball inside his own penalty area for the referee, Alireza Faghani, to point to the spot.

However, Mehdi Mahdavikia, who had switched to Persepolis from Damash Gilan on a 6-month deal earlier this week, squandered the chance after seeing his penalty saved by Malavan goalkeeper Ali Hassani Sefat.

The defeat leaves Perseplolis on 9th place in the 18-team table with 22 points, while Malavan hauled itself up to the 16th spot with 18 points.

In the day’s other games Mes of Kerman downed the hosts Shahrdari of Tabriz by a single goal, Zob Ahan of Esfahan suffered a home defeat to Rah Ahan by two goals to nil, and Naft of Tehran overcame visitors Fajr-e-Sepasi by a solitary goal.

Below you can view the full highlights of the game from PFDCTV.