TEHRAN - Sepahan Sunday
handed Esteqlal of Tehran a bitter defeat in the first-leg match of the
League Cup in Isfahan. Playing a smooth football in front of some 7,000 fans
in Naqsh-e Jahan Stadium, Sepahan hit three to win the derby 3-0.
Nasser Farshbaf slotted home in the 52nd and 72nd minutes and Seyed Mohammad
completed the blues rout as he netted 10 minutes later.
In early second half, Esteqlal reduced to 10 men when Farzad Majidi was sent
off for second bookable offense. Jalal Moradi refereed the match.
