Tehran, Sept 23, IRNA -- National soccer side of Azerbaijan and Pas of
Tehran fought to a goalless draw and Abu Moslem of Khorassan stopped the popular team of capital, Esteqlal, Sunday as Reza Enayati hit
twice on the first day of Goldstone Cup.
The two teams of 'Group B', Esteqlal and Abu Moslem, playing on the pitch of Takhti Stadium, eastern Tehran, netted three times each
in the normal time.
In the 40th minute, national midfielder Sirous Dinmohammadi scoredthe opener for the blues that was responded by Enayati 8 minutes
later.
Esteqlal took the lead again in the 69th minute when Dariush Ayoubi slotted home and his teammate Yadollah Akbari made it 3-1 as he
converted a penalty on 79 minutes.
The in-form Enayati minimized the gap in the 87th minute and Iman Razzaqi-Rad's last-gasp strike stunned the blues and supporters in the
90th minute. Ali Khosravi judged the derby.
Later, Azerbaijan and Pas of 'Group A' shared the points as the match refereed by Hossein-Ali Yadi ended nil-nil.
Tuesday's matches are:
Foulad of Khuzestan vs. Azerbaijan at 14:30
HOMA of Tehran vs. Esteqlal of Tehran at 16:30