Tractor Earns Late Win over Sepahan, Esteghlal Held by Pakyan

In the match, held at the Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium in Isfahan, Amir Hossein Hosseinzadeh put the visiting team ahead from the penalty spot in the 45^th minute.

Sepahan leveled the score in the 60^th minute thanks to Mohammad Mehdi Lotfi’s goal but Hosseinzadeh scored the winner in the stoppage time, finding the back of the net with a header.

Earlier in the day, Esteghlal was held to a 2-2 draw by 10-man Paykan. Kasra Taheri was on target for Paykan at the Shahr-e Qods Stadium but Milad Bagheri received a straight red card two minutes later.

Esteghlal Albanian winger Jasir Asani leveled the score in the dying moments of the first half.

Taheri completed his brace just three minutes into second half, thanks to Esteghlal defender Aref Aghasi’s blunder but Asani equalized the match from the spot in the 80^th minute.

At the end of Matchweek 4, Tractor sits first with seven points above Gol Gohar courtesy of superior goal difference.