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Iranian Hazfi Cup:
Esteghlal beats Shams Azar in extra time, Foolad stunned by Paykan
Ramin Rezaeian found the net in the fifth minute of extra time to lead Esteghlal to a 2-1 victory at Shams Azar in the Iranian Hazfi Cup – Memorial of Khorramshahr Liberation on Thursday.
Winter-signing striker Mohammadreza Azadi gave the Tehran Blues a 27th-minute lead, before the host’s Ahmadreza Zenderouh forced the tie into extra time with a 94th-minute equalizer.
Alireza Koushki and Saleh Hardani received their marching orders as the visitors went down to nine men in the closing stages of extra time but held on to progress to the quarterfinals.
Elsewhere, second-tier club Paykan rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat Foolad Khuzestan 3-2, courtesy of Afshin Sadeqi’s 106th-minute winner.