TEHRAN - The football teams of Persepolis and Sanat Naft Abadan faced each other at Shohada-ye Shahr-e Qods Stadium, on Day 8 of the Iran Pro League. The match ended in a 3–1 victory for Persepolis.
Thievy Bifouma opened the scoring for Persepolis just five minutes into the match, giving the hosts an early lead. Ali Alipour doubled their advantage in the 52nd minute, converting a penalty.
Sanat Naft pulled a goal back in the 66th minute when Muhammad Hussein Baseri headed home, but Oston Urunov sealed the victory for Persepolis with a right-footed finish five minutes from time.
Earlier on Friday, Chadormalou and Kheybar played out a 2-2 draw.
The victory lifted Persepolis to second place with 16 points, just one point behind league leaders Tractor.