fc-persepolis - KHORRAM ABAD, The match between Persepolis and Kheybar Khorramabad ended 2-1 in favor of Persepolis. Farshad Ahmadzadeh and Oston Aronov scored two beautiful goals to secure the win.

According to the official website of Persepolis Football Club, the second-leg match between Persepolis and Kheybar Khorramabad, part of Week 29 of the Persian Gulf Pro League, kicked off at 19:30 tonight, Friday, May 7, 2025, at Takhti Stadium in Khorramabad, with fans in attendance.

Persepolis Starting Lineup:

Alexei Gandoz, Morteza Pouraliganji, Giorgi Gvelesiani, Farshad Faraji, Milad Mohammadi, Milad Sarlak, Soroush Rafiei, Vahid Amiri, Yaghoub Barajeh, Ali Alipour, and Sardar Dursun
Substitutes: Amir Reza Rafiei, Ayoub Al-Maloud, Alireza Homaieifar, Soheil Sahraei, Alireza Enayatzadeh, Mohammad Khodabandelou, Masoud Rigi, Saeed Mehri, Farshad Ahmadzadeh, Oston Aronov, and Isa Al-Kathir
Head Coach: Ismail Kartal

Referee Team:
Referee: Payam Heidari
Assistants: Danial Bashandeh, Vahid Seifi, and Shahin Yazdani
VAR Official: Amir Arab Baraghi
VAR Assistant: Atena Lashni
Referee Observer: Hossein Khanban

Persepolis wore an all-red kit, while Kheybar took the field in white. The red-clad Persepolis side kicked off the first half.

2nd minute: Kheybar earned a corner from the left, which turned into another corner from the right. Godarzi's cross was cleared by Gandoz.

4th minute: Kheybar’s long throw-in led to a shot by Faraz Emamali that went wide. Rafiei’s cross failed to reach Dursun and was caught by the Kheybar keeper.

Both teams had sporadic attacks.

10th minute: Vahid Amiri’s long throw threatened Kheybar’s goal. The sequence ended with Milad Mohammadi’s cross caught by the keeper.

11th minute: The referee paused the match briefly.

19th minute: Barajeh’s move and cross from the right were cleared.

22nd minute: Faraz Emamali's shot was caught by Gandoz.

23rd minute: Farshad Faraji fouled Farid Amiri and received a yellow. From the ensuing free-kick, Amir Hossein Jedi's cross found Farid Amiri, who headed in Kheybar's opening goal. The goal was reviewed and confirmed by VAR.

27th minute: Milad Mohammadi’s cross led to a chance that was caught by the Kheybar goalkeeper.

34th minute: Dursun was injured but returned to play after no stoppage.

35–37th minutes: Several Persepolis attacks were neutralized by the Kheybar defense and goalkeeper.

42–44th minutes: Kheybar mounted attacks, but Persepolis defended well.

First half ended after 3 minutes of added time, with Kheybar leading 1–0.

Second Half:

Kheybar kicked off. Persepolis substituted Ahmadzadeh for Faraji and Amir Reza Rafiei for Gandoz.

Kheybar started aggressively.

49–50th minutes: Kheybar was caught offside; their next attack ended with a header by Aghajanpour going wide.

51st minute: A dangerous Persepolis move by Barajeh was blocked.

53rd minute: Emamali fouled Rafiei and was booked.

55th minute: Ahmadzadeh received a yellow card after a collision, but VAR confirmed a foul against the Kheybar player.

57–58th minutes: Ahmadzadeh was fouled; Rafiei’s set-piece was cleared.

The match remained physical and fast-paced.

63rd minute: A Persepolis attack resulted in a foul on Kheybar’s goalkeeper. Substitutions followed: Alipour and Sarlak were replaced by Al-Kathir and Khodabandelou.

64th minute: Barajeh's move led to a corner; Rafiei’s delivery went across to Amiri, whose cross was eventually headed in by Ahmadzadeh to equalize.

68–73rd minutes: Kheybar responded with attacks and multiple substitutions.

77th minute: A Kheybar staff member was shown a yellow card.

78th minute: Amiri was subbed off for Oston Aronov.

79–82nd minutes: Kheybar threatened again; Godarzi’s dangerous shot was saved by Rafiei.

83rd minute: Persepolis countered, but Ahmadzadeh’s cross was flagged offside.

87th minute: Mobin Dehghan fouled Rafiei and was booked. Rafiei's free-kick restarted play.

89th minute: Ahmadzadeh’s cross to Dursun was intercepted; both players were briefly injured but returned.

90th minute: Kheybar made another substitution.

In added time (6 minutes):

91st minute: Aronov scored the winning goal for Persepolis.

94th minute: Amir Reza Rafiei received a yellow for delaying play.

96th minute: Kheybar’s long ball was caught by Rafiei.

Final Result: Persepolis 2 – 1 Kheybar Khorramabad