Persepolis earns hard-fought win over Gol Gohar to move top

Shahab Zahedi scored the only goal of the match in the 41st minute in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium.

Earlier in the day, Malavan defeated Nassaji 1-0 thanks to Milad Bagheri’s goal in the injury time.

Persepolis moved top of the table with 13 points, one points above Esteghlal.