TEHRAN-- Sepahan and Esteghlal football groups were kept in Iran Professional League (IPL) Matchday 21 on Tuesday in favor of Persepolis.

In Ghaemshahr, northern Iran, Esteghlal were held to a 1-1 draw versus Nassaji.Arsalan Motahari gave the going to group the lead in the 53rd minute however right-footed Ayub Kalantari released a shot from distance in the 68th minute.In Arak, Sepahan and Aluminum shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw.Aluminum midfielder Mahmoud Ghaed Rahmati positioned the ball into the web from close range in the 14th minute and Issa Moradi matched the match in the 28th minute.Mes Rafsanjan edged previous Havadar 1-0 in Tehran thanks to Mehrdad Rezaeis late objective in the very first half.In Abadan, Tractor beat having a hard time Sanat Naf 3-1 thanks to a brace from Reza Asadi in the first half and Mehdi Hashemnejhads second half goal.

Mehdi Mamizadeh pulled an objective back in the 87th minute.Sepahan remain leading of the table, one points head of Persepolis.