
TEHRAN Tractor football team edged past Kheybar 1-0 and returned to the top of 2024/25 Irans Persian Gulf Professional League (PGPL) on Saturday.Domagoj Drozdek scored the solitary goal of the match in the 46th minute at the Yadegar-e Emam Stadium in Tabriz.In Arak, Persepolis came from a goal down to earn a late draw against Aluminum.
Aref Haji Eydi scored for Aluminum and Ali Alipour equalized the match with two minutes remaining.
Persepolis are third in the table.Esteghlal also defeated struggling Nassaji 1-0 in Tehrans Azadi Stadium, courtesy of a goal from Alireza Kohshki in the 56th minute.
Nassaji Sudanese forward Mohamed Eisa had missed a penalty five minutes earlier.Tractor sit top with 44 points, one point above Sepahan.