Pedram Ghazipour scored the sole goal of the match in the 68th minute at the Pas Stadium in Tehran.

Aluminum was held to a 1-1 draw by Paykan in Arak and Mes Rafsanjan was defeated by Sanat Naft 2-0 in its home match.

Zob Ahan is scheduled to face IPL leader Esteghlal in Isfahan on Saturday, Tractor play Foolad in Tabriz and Shams Azar meet Gol Gohar in Qazvin.

Esteghlal leads the table with 22 points, three points above Malavan.