Welcome to the match between ESTEGHlAl and Perspolis

2'

Emad Hoveyda skipped easily past Hendrik Simon.

Emad Hoveyda jinked past Vali Mumtaz .

Emad Hoveyda lined up the shot from the angle. Eskander Talebi couldn't reach it.

But Emad Hoveyda scooped it over the bar ... It was a wasted opportunity.

3'

Ambe Jawara attempted to feed the high ball but he misjudged the pass as he had been pressured by Ahour Khakpour .

4'

Hendrik Simon tried to skip past the challenge of Kiyan Khadim but Kiyan Khadim denied.

5'

Yahyah Nemazi had the pace to beat Sadegh Habibi .

Yahyah Nemazi tried to send in a float cross but he got too much purchase on it as he was under too much pressure from Tahmouress Khomeini .

6'

Emad Hoveyda was shown a yellow card.

8'

Yahyah Nemazi played a wonderful ball for Roozbeh Majidi , Roozbeh Majidi took possession of the ball before Tahmouress Khomeini could intercept.

Roozbeh Majidi got past Sadegh Habibi .

Roozbeh Majidi aimed for the top corner but the shot was blocked by Eskander Talebi .

9'

Emad Hoveyda got past Vali Mumtaz with ease.

Emad Hoveyda tried to whip in a float cross but The ball cannoned off Hendrik Simon.

10'

Poor corner kick by Ambe Jawara. He sent the corner straight to the opposition.

11'

Yahyah Nemazi tried to deliver the ball to a team-mate but Tahmouress Khomeini coolly intercepted the pass.

12'

Dadbeh Sadiqi played a great ball for Firouz Khani , Ahour Khakpour couldn't cut out the pass.

Firouz Khani made an attempt to pass the ball to a team-mate but it was a poor ball as he had been pressured by Kharmandar Nazari .

13'

Ambe Jawara directed the ball to Dadbeh Sadiqi , the ball was picked up by Dadbeh Sadiqi before Kharmandar Nazari could intercept.

Dadbeh Sadiqi directed the ball to Firouz Khani , Firouz Khani took it in his stride before Ahour Khakpour could intercept.

Firouz Khani made a good pass to Mansoor Roohizadegan , Mansoor Roohizadegan trapped the ball nicely before Eskander Talebi could intercept.

Good play by Mansoor Roohizadegan in making himself some space and aimed for the top corner. Hendrik Simon failed to charge down the shot.

Sattar Bakhtiar beat the ball away.

14'

Parviz Talebi took the ball confidently past Hendrik Simon.

Parviz Talebi tried to get onto the pass but The ball bounced off Vali Mumtaz .

16'

The referee showed Kharmandar Nazari a yellow card.

Firouz Khani played a great ball for Yahyah Nemazi , Yahyah Nemazi latched onto the ball before Tahmouress Khomeini could reach it.

Yahyah Nemazi wandered into an offside position.

17'

Yahyah Nemazi made an attempt to move the ball forward but he overhit the pass as he was under pressure from Tahmouress Khomeini .

18'

Dadbeh Sadiqi surged past Ahour Khakpour !.

Dadbeh Sadiqi played a wonderful ball for Roozbeh Majidi , Roozbeh Majidi trapped the ball nicely before Kharmandar Nazari could intercept.

Roozbeh Majidi was able to make space and tried an optimistic effort at goal. Eskander Talebi didn't read the game well enough to block it.

Sattar Bakhtiar did well to parry it.

19'

Kiyan Khadim tried to direct the ball to a team-mate but it was a poor ball as he was under too much pressure from Hendrik Simon.

20'

Yahyah Nemazi fed the ball forward to Firouz Khani , Firouz Khani picked up on the ball before Tahmouress Khomeini could reach it.

Firouz Khani tried to play it past Sadegh Habibi but Sadegh Habibi block tackled Firouz Khani .

21'

Dadbeh Sadiqi tried to play it past Kharmandar Nazari but it failed.

23'

Dadbeh Sadiqi passed along the floor for Ambe Jawara to pick it up, Ambe Jawara trapped the ball nicely before Kharmandar Nazari could reach it.

Ambe Jawara tried to take the ball past Ahour Khakpour but Ahour Khakpour won the ball from Ambe Jawara.

24'

Yahyah Nemazi tried to skip past Eskander Talebi but failed.

25'

Dadbeh Sadiqi easily got past the challenge of Kharmandar Nazari .

Dadbeh Sadiqi tried to sprint past Ahour Khakpour but failed.

26'

Yellow card shown to Mansoor Roohizadegan .

Dadbeh Sadiqi played a wonderful ball for Ambe Jawara, Ambe Jawara took possession of the ball before Kharmandar Nazari could intercept.

Ambe Jawara dribbled confidently past Ahour Khakpour .

Ambe Jawara shot! but Eskander Talebi scrambled the ball away.

27'

Ambe Jawara looked to send a hanging ball over from the corner.

Mansoor Roohizadegan got above Hendrik Simon to win the ball, then hit the ball with his head toward the goal.

The ball skimmed the top of the cross bar and went out ... He should have scored.

28'

Eskander Talebi received a yellow card.

Firouz Khani knocked a lovely ball for Yahyah Nemazi , Yahyah Nemazi trapped the ball nicely before Tahmouress Khomeini could cut it out.

Yahyah Nemazi strayed fractionally offside.

29'

Ahour Khakpour played a wonderful ball for Kharmandar Nazari , Kharmandar Nazari took it in his stride before Firouz Khani could intercept.

Kharmandar Nazari made an attempt to pass the ball to a team-mate but it was a poor ball as he was under pressure from Ambe Jawara.

30'

Poor corner kick delivered by Ambe Jawara that went straight to the opposition.

31'

Emad Hoveyda made an attempt to direct the ball to a team-mate but The ball struck Kandia Ojokolo.

32'

Ambe Jawara lost the ball to Kharmandar Nazari 's block tackle before Ambe Jawara could pass the ball.

34'

Dadbeh Sadiqi tried to jink past Kharmandar Nazari but Dadbeh Sadiqi lost the ball to Kharmandar Nazari .

35'

Ambe Jawara elected to send the corner to the edge of the area.

Eskander Talebi got above Parviz Talebi to win the ball, then headed clear the danger.

37'

Ambe Jawara attempted to feed the high ball but Kharmandar Nazari made a great interception.

39'

Kandia Ojokolo's participation was over with as he left the field injured

Sadra Gaffari came on for the injured Kandia Ojokolo.

40'

Kiyan Khadim moved the ball forward for Emad Hoveyda , Emad Hoveyda took possession of the ball before Hendrik Simon could cut it out.

The flag was up on the far side as Emad Hoveyda strayed offside.

41'

Firouz Khani knocked a lovely ball for Yahyah Nemazi , Yahyah Nemazi latched onto the ball before Tahmouress Khomeini could reach it.

Yahyah Nemazi was free of the last defender.

Yahyah Nemazi was unmarked, he delivered a float cross.

Firouz Khani jumped above Eskander Talebi , then headed it to the goal.

The ball missed to the right of the goal ... It was a dismal effort, he never should have missed.

42'

Yahyah Nemazi turned with the ball past Tahmouress Khomeini .

Yahyah Nemazi delivered the ball in from wide, Sadegh Habibi couldn't cut out the pass.

Mansoor Roohizadegan got to the ball ahead of Hendrik Simon, then made an attacking header.

But it went just over the bar ... He should have scored.

43'

Ambe Jawara stabbed the ball forward for a team-mate but he got too much purchase on it as he was under too much pressure from Kharmandar Nazari .

45'

Yahyah Nemazi tried to use his skill to go past Tahmouress Khomeini but Tahmouress Khomeini won the ball from Yahyah Nemazi .

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The teams went in for their half-time break which and we are all square. .ESTEGHlAl had 72% possession in the match, while Perspolis had 28%. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

46'

Yahyah Nemazi played a perfect pass for Firouz Khani , Tahmouress Khomeini failed to reach the ball.

Firouz Khani faked a shot before cutting Sadegh Habibi in a different direction.

Firouz Khani swung in a float cross, Tahmouress Khomeini couldn't cut out the pass.

Mansoor Roohizadegan challenged Hendrik Simon for a heading, then headed it across the goal.

However, the ball drifted harmlessly wide by Mansoor Roohizadegan ... It was a dismal effort, he never should have missed.

47'

Kharmandar Nazari tried to lift the corner into the area but it was too high for anyone to reach it.

49'

Ambe Jawara sent the corner kick straight to the opposition.

50'

Dadbeh Sadiqi tried to get onto the pass but Kharmandar Nazari got in the way of the ball.

51'

Pass by Dadbeh Sadiqi to Ambe Jawara, Kharmandar Nazari couldn't reach it.

The assistant referee raised his flag as Ambe Jawara was offside.

52'

The referee reached into his pocket and showed a yellow card to Shahan Armanjani .

Yahyah Nemazi tried to skip past the challenge of Kharmandar Nazari but Kharmandar Nazari denied.

54'

Dadbeh Sadiqi played the ball to Ambe Jawara's feet, Ahour Khakpour tried to move and pick up the ball but he wasn't quick enough.

Ambe Jawara sprung defenders' offside trap to race onto the long ball forward.

Ambe Jawara brought the ball forward.

Ambe Jawara tried to lay it forward to a team-mate but Eskander Talebi got in the way of the ball.

55'

Emad Hoveyda made an attempt to pass the ball to a team-mate but he misjudged the pass as he was under too much pressure from Hendrik Simon.

56'

Emad Hoveyda hit the ball forward to Kiyan Khadim , Hendrik Simon missed his interception.

Kiyan Khadim passed the ball to Parviz Talebi , Vali Mumtaz missed his interception.

A float cross was delivered by Parviz Talebi , Hendrik Simon tried to move and pick up the ball but he wasn't quick enough.

Roozbeh Majidi got up above Eskander Talebi , then attempted a looping header at goal.

Sattar Bakhtiar was very disappointed to be beaten at his near post ... Roozbeh Majidi scored. Super finish !!! ... He raised a finger to his lips ! He had silenced the opposition fans

ESTEGHlAl 1 - 0 Perspolis

58'

Dadbeh Sadiqi passed the ball to Ambe Jawara, Ambe Jawara took possession of the ball before Sadra Gaffari could reach it.

Ambe Jawara hit the ball forward to Roozbeh Majidi , Roozbeh Majidi picked up on the ball before Kharmandar Nazari could reach it.

Roozbeh Majidi directed the ball to Sangoul้ Kamara, Sangoul้ Kamara trapped the ball nicely before Eskander Talebi could cut it out.

Sangoul้ Kamara made space for himself and fired in a curving shot at goal. Shahan Armanjani failed to block the shot.

Sattar Bakhtiar managed to get himself between the ball and the goal.

59'

Ambe Jawara laid it forward to Dadbeh Sadiqi , Ahour Khakpour stretched to intercept but he couldn't reach it.

The assistant referee raised his flag...Dadbeh Sadiqi was offside.

60'

Dadbeh Sadiqi played a perfect pass for Ambe Jawara, Kharmandar Nazari failed to intercept the pass.

Ambe Jawara jinked confidently past Ahour Khakpour .

Ambe Jawara unleashed a fierce drive high at goal but Shahan Armanjani cleared the ball to safety.

61'

Ambe Jawara picked up Dadbeh Sadiqi 's excellent ball, Shahan Armanjani failed to intercept the pass.

Ambe Jawara was caught offside.

62'

Emad Hoveyda sprinted to escape from Hendrik Simon.

Emad Hoveyda did his best to get the ball into the area but he overhit the cross as he was under pressure from Vali Mumtaz .

64'

Dadbeh Sadiqi received the ball which was passed wonderfully by Emad Hoveyda , Dadbeh Sadiqi took it in his stride before Hendrik Simon could intercept.

Dadbeh Sadiqi sent in a float cross over Vali Mumtaz .

Mansoor Roohizadegan won the aerial challenge against Hendrik Simon, then flicked the ball forward.

Firouz Khani was able to make space and tried to lob the ball at goal. Shahan Armanjani approached too late to tackle him.

Sattar Bakhtiar couldn't save it ... Firouz Khani capped an excellent move. GOAL!!! ... He pointed towards the sky !

ESTEGHlAl 2 - 0 Perspolis

65'

Yahyah Nemazi knocked a lovely ball for Dadbeh Sadiqi , Tahmouress Khomeini failed to intercept the pass.

Dadbeh Sadiqi caught the opposition defence out.

Dadbeh Sadiqi was unmarked, he crossed the ball high and hard.

Mansoor Roohizadegan had the beating in the air of Hendrik Simon, then headed it across the goal.

Sattar Bakhtiar did well to turn the ball round the post.

66'

Emad Hoveyda tried to pass the ball forward but he misjudged the pass as he had been pressured by Vali Mumtaz .

67'

Yahyah Nemazi tried to use his skill to go past Tahmouress Khomeini but his possession is lost through a tackle by Tahmouress Khomeini .

68'

Dadbeh Sadiqi tried to get onto the pass but it was a poor ball as he had been pressured by Kharmandar Nazari .

69'

Ambe Jawara made an attempt to pass the ball to a team-mate but Kharmandar Nazari intercepted but couldn't control.

71'

Firouz Khani darted past Tahmouress Khomeini .

Firouz Khani sent the ball over from the wing, Sadegh Habibi failed to reach the ball.

Mansoor Roohizadegan got above Hendrik Simon to win the ball, then hit the ball with his head toward the goal.

Sattar Bakhtiar saved and held the ball.

72'

Ambe Jawara tried to lay it forward to a team-mate but Kharmandar Nazari blocked it.

73'

Ambe Jawara tried to float the ball over into the area but it was too high for anyone to reach it.

74'

Ambe Jawara swung the corner kick into the box. The goalkeeper punched the ball clear.

76'

Yahyah Nemazi directed the ball nicely to Firouz Khani , Firouz Khani took it in his stride before Tahmouress Khomeini could intercept.

Firouz Khani sprinted to escape from Sadegh Habibi .

Firouz Khani made space for himself and struck it. Eskander Talebi didn't read the game well enough to block it.

Sattar Bakhtiar fisted the ball away.

80'

Emad Hoveyda tried to feed the ball forward to a team-mate but he got too much purchase on it as he had been pressured by Hendrik Simon.

81'

Ambe Jawara laid it forward to Dadbeh Sadiqi , Dadbeh Sadiqi picked up on the ball before Kharmandar Nazari could intercept.

Dadbeh Sadiqi played a pinpoint pass to Ambe Jawara, Ambe Jawara took it in his stride before Ahour Khakpour could cut it out.

Ambe Jawara caught the opposition defence out.

Ambe Jawara continued to bring the ball forward unchallenged.

Ambe Jawara struck it at goal! but Shahan Armanjani scrambled the ball away.

82'

Poor corner kick by Ambe Jawara. He sent the corner straight to the opposition.

83'

Yahyah Nemazi knocked a lovely ball for Emad Hoveyda , the ball was picked up by Emad Hoveyda before Sadra Gaffari could cut it out.

Emad Hoveyda put a float cross , Tahmouress Khomeini couldn't cut out the pass.

Mansoor Roohizadegan got ahead of Hendrik Simon to win the ball, then headed at goal.

Sattar Bakhtiar tried to save but he couldn ... Mansoor Roohizadegan scored a goal !!! ... He pointed towards the sky !

ESTEGHlAl 3 - 0 Perspolis

84'

Dadbeh Sadiqi played a wonderful ball for Ambe Jawara, Ambe Jawara latched onto the ball before Ahour Khakpour could reach it.

Pass by Ambe Jawara to Dadbeh Sadiqi , Dadbeh Sadiqi took it in his stride before Kharmandar Nazari could reach it.

Dadbeh Sadiqi took the ball confidently past Ahour Khakpour .

Good play by Dadbeh Sadiqi in making himself some space and fired in a shot at goal. Shahan Armanjani failed to block the shot.

the ball went into the net despite of Sattar Bakhtiar 's attempts to clear the ball away. ... Dadbeh Sadiqi scored a goal !!! ... He wheeled away in jubilation !

ESTEGHlAl 4 - 0 Perspolis

85'

Ambe Jawara went across and took the corner.

Mansoor Roohizadegan jumped with Hendrik Simon and won the ball, then forced the ball goalwards with a header.

Sattar Bakhtiar was in a good position and saved it.

86'

Dadbeh Sadiqi directed the ball nicely past Ahour Khakpour to Ambe Jawara.

Ambe Jawara tried to dribble past Kharmandar Nazari but Kharmandar Nazari cleanly tackled the ball.

87'

Pass by Dadbeh Sadiqi to Ambe Jawara, Ambe Jawara picked up on the ball before Kharmandar Nazari could cut it out.

Ambe Jawara was caught offside.

88'

Yahyah Nemazi knocked a lovely ball for Firouz Khani , Firouz Khani trapped the ball nicely before Tahmouress Khomeini could intercept.

Firouz Khani made a good pass to Yahyah Nemazi , Yahyah Nemazi latched onto the ball before Sadegh Habibi could reach it.

Yahyah Nemazi broke the offside trap and was clean through on goal.

Yahyah Nemazi found himself in some space and delivered a float cross.

Roozbeh Majidi got to the ball before Shahan Armanjani , then headed it to the goal.

Roozbeh Majidi put it horribly wide ... It was an unbelievable miss.

89'

Yahyah Nemazi tried to pass the ball forward but it was a poor ball as he was under too much pressure from Tahmouress Khomeini .

90'

Dadbeh Sadiqi tried to loft the ball to a team-mate but The ball ricocheted off Kharmandar Nazari .

92'

Dadbeh Sadiqi passed along the floor for Ambe Jawara to pick it up, Ambe Jawara took it in his stride before Kharmandar Nazari could intercept.

Ambe Jawara tried to get onto the pass but The ball bounced off Ahour Khakpour .

End Match ESTEGHlAl 4 - 0 Perspolis

ESTEGHlAl players became highly concentrated on the game as if it was their match of the season.