Khaybar Khorramabad defeats Esteghlal Khuzestan 2-1

Khaybar Khorramabad secured a 2-1 home victory against Esteghlal Khuzestan in the ninth week of the Iranian Premier League. Hamid Hajiaqaei opened the scoring for Khaybar in the fourth minute, but Esteghlal Khuzestan equalized through Aref Rostami via a penalty during stoppage time of the first half.

In the second half, Amirhossein Farsi scored in the 51st minute to restore Khaybar's lead. The match also saw injuries to Esteghlal Khuzestan goalkeeper Mohammadamin Rezaei and Issa Moradi, as well as a yellow card for Faraz Kamalvand following a protest.