TEHRAN - Persepolis football group forward Cheick Diabate scored a brace against Sanat Naft in Matchday 19 of Iran Professional League (IPL) on Wednesday.Fardin Yosefi offered the hosts a lead with a header simply 8 minutes into the match but Diabate leveled ball game in the 19th minute.The Malian striker finished his brace two minutes into the second half.Persepolis relocate to second location with 39 location.
Sepahan lead the table due to a better goal difference.Earlier in the day, Havadar suffered a home 1-0 loss versus Tractor in Tehran, Zob Ahan were held to a 1-1 draw by Malavan in Isfahan and Gol Gohar and Mes Kerman shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw in Sirjan.