Esteghlal defeated Sepahan with a goal by Roozbeh Cheshmi
At the start of the 18th week of the Iranian Premier Football League, the men’s football team Esteghlal managed to defeat Sepahan at Azadi Stadium with a single goal scored by a powerful shot from Roozbeh Cheshmi in the second half, raising their points at the top of the table to 39.
This marks Sepahan’s sixth defeat in their last 6 matches, which could signal a crisis for the yellow-clad team from Isfahan.
After losing in the last 3 matches of the first half of the season due to the suspension of several key players, Sepahan also lost both home and away matches in the knockout stage of the AFC Champions League with identical scores of 3-1 to Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia. This led the team to step into Azadi Stadium today, Tuesday, facing the challenge of overcoming a streak of 5 consecutive defeats.