Domestic Leagues
East Bengal FC claimed pole position as the Indian Super League moved into its second week, so join the-AFC.com as we take a look at the past week's domestic action across Central and South Asia.
IR Iran: Second winless outing for Tractor
Tractor FC failed to take over the top of the Iran Pro League after a 1-1 draw with Malavan, enabling Esteghlal FC to leapfrog the defending champions.
Tractor, who lost their last fixture but could have moved in front following Gol Gohar’s defeat to Chadormalu, scored in the 87th minute through Danial Esmaeilifar to cancel out a 58th-minute strike by Mohammad Mohammadi.
Esteghlal, who beat Mes Rafsanjan 1-0, are on 38 points, two clear of Tractor and Gohar.
Previous leaders Gohar were on the receiving end of a 5-1 beating by Chadormalu, with both teams tied 1-1 going into the break. Gohar’s Eydi Majid was then sent off for a second yellow card in the 59th minute as Chadormalu took over the match and put four past them.
Sixteen-time champions Persepolis suffered their third consecutive defeat after going down 2-1 to Kheybar Khorramabad, with Igor Sergeev finding the winner a minute before regulation time. The loss saw Persepolis dropping to fifth with 34 points from 22 outings.
Foolad FC overcame Zob Ahan 2-1 following a red card to the latter’s Pouya Mokhtari in the 22nd minute, with Nader Mohammadi finding the back of his own net in the 45th minute and Arash Akbarzadeh sinking the deciding goal seven minutes into time added on.
Other matches saw Fajr Sepasi beat Shams Azar 1-0 and Aluminium Arak and Peykan play out a 1-1 stalemate.
India: East Bengal early leaders
East Bengal FC’s fine start to the Indian Super League saw them defeat North East United 3-0 in their first match followed by 4-1 trouncing of SC Delhi, with Youssef Ezzejjari netting a brace in both outings.
North East later came from behind to force a 1-1 stalemate with Bengaluru FC.
Jamshedpur FC also made it two wins in two with a 1-0 win over Punjab FC on the back of their 1-0 victory over Mohammedan SC while Mumbai City beat Chennaiyin by a similar scoreline.
FC Goa beat Mohammedan 2-0 and Mumbai City chalked up a 1-0 win over Kerala Blasters in other matches.
Defending champions Mohun Bagan Super Giant are scheduled to face Chennaiyin later today.
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