The red triumphed, the blue turned red

The big derby between the red and blue of Tehran ended in the red's victory and lots of tension.Persepolis managed to defeat Esteghlal in a 96-minute-long game with the result of 1-0, with the best possible effort; Esteghlal, on the other hand, tried everything they could to spoil the party for their old rival but sadly they failed. The game was not so quite as expected for players, photographers and a referee's assistant were hit by projectiles thrown by the spectators.The 67-year-old coach ( Winfried Schafer) almost had a heart attack immediately after every decision the referee made. Yet again Esteghlal were unlucky to score even a single goal but they showed array of hope today for the fans to be optimistic about their future, as statistics tell, Esteghlal had the upper hand.