According to "Varzesh3", the clash between Nassaji and Fajr Sepasi in week 10 of the Premier League was of high importance because both teams had great motivation to win it; Nassaji wanted their first win under Daghighi to move away from the danger zone, and Fajr were pursuing the continuation of their wins under Rajabzadeh to join the teams at the top.
The game was attractive, spectacular and full of incident in both halves. In the first half the ball crossed the goal lines three times, but a 1–1 draw was the outcome. Fajr scored the first goal in the 11th minute through Shahin Tavakoli, and in the 45th minute they reached a second goal through Mehdi Sharifi, but in that very incident the goal was disallowed and a penalty foul was awarded in favour of the hosts, so that Hooman Rabizadeh brought the score level.
In the second half, however, events unfolded at a faster pace; in the 53rd minute Mehdi Sharifi was sent off, in the 61st minute Javad Aghaeipour, who had come on as a substitute, scored Nassaji 's second goal, and after that it was Daghighi's men who took hold of the pulse of the game and created numerous attacks to reach a third goal, but none of them led anywhere, until in the 89th minute Meysam Moradi, catching the home defenders by surprise, entered the penalty area and scored the equaliser.
With this draw, Fajr Sepasi reached 14 points and placed eighth in the table, and Nassaji also stood eleventh with 11 points.
Read on for a review of the most important events of this match:
Sunday, October 25, 2026 – week 10 of the Premier League
Nassaji – Fajr | Shahid Vatani Stadium, Qaemshahr
Referee: Ahmad Mohammadi; assistants: Farhad Farhadpour, Milad Ghasemi and Ali Bay
Match observer: Hossein Taleghani
VAR referee: Koupal Nazemi; assistant: Alireza Ildorom
Nassaji: Alireza Jafarpour, Abolfazl Kouhi, Hooman Rabizadeh, Pouria Rezazadeh, Iman Akbari, Amir Masoud Sarabadani, Ahmadreza Mohammadnejad, Alireza Arasteh, Ali Asghar Arabi, Fardin Najafi.
Head coach: Saeid Daghighi
Fajr: Ali Gholamzadeh, Arshia Vosoughifard, Seyed Majid Nasiri, Masoud Rigi, Ehsan Pahlavan, Mehdi Sharifi, Yadegar Rostami, Meysam Moradi, Shahin Tavakoli, Hossein Shahabi and Soheil Fadakar.
Head coach: Mehdi Rajabzadeh
Yellow cards
Nassaji: Fardin Najafi (35), Kourosh Ezhdahakesh (45+7), Alireza Arasteh (74)
Fajr: -
Red cards
Nassaji: -
Fajr: Mehdi Sharifi (53)
Goal descriptions
Fajr 1 – Nassaji 0 (own goal by Alireza Jafarpour)
In the 11th minute, Soheil Fadakar's shot, after hitting the goalpost and striking Nassaji's goalkeeper, became the first goal of the match.
Fajr 1 – Nassaji 1 (Hooman Rabizadeh)
In the 45th minute, after Fajr's second goal was disallowed, the referee pointed to the penalty spot in favour of the hosts. Hooman Rabizadeh changed the result to a draw in the 45+2 minute.
Fajr 1 – Nassaji 2 (Javad Aghaeipour)
Aghaeipour, who had come onto the pitch from the start of the second half, in the 61st minute, on Abolfazl Kouhi's cross and with a header among Fajr's defenders, changed the scoreline in favour of the hosts.
Fajr 2 – Nassaji 2 (Meysam Moradi)
In the 89th minute, Ehsan Pahlavan, with a good pass sent between Nassaji's defenders, put Meysam Moradi in possession of the ball. Fajr's forward-pushed defender made the most of the negligence of his counterparts at Nassaji and, without any hindrance, scored his team's second goal.
Key moments
Minute 7 – Hossein Shahabi's shot, after striking Nassaji 's defenders, went out for a corner.
Minute 56 – Nasiri's cross to the mouth of Fajr's goal was about to give Aghaeipour a goal, but in this dangerous incident the ball found no way into the net.
Minute 60 – The shot of Nassaji 's attackers was hit exactly where Gholamzadeh was present, and he gathered the ball well.
Minute 69 – A mistake by Fajr's goalkeeper was about to cost this team dearly, but two consecutive shots from the home team were not good at all.
Minute 71 – On a cut-back pass, Nasiri found an opportunity and his shot, after striking the defenders and changing direction, went out for a corner.
Minute 85 – Ali Asghar Arabi's good cross into the penalty area created a chance for Sarabadani, but his header lacked the necessary accuracy and power.
Minute 90+4 – Abolfazl Kouhi's left-foot shot was about to become a goal, but after being blocked by Fajr's players it became a corner.
🥇 Man of the match
Javad Aghaeipour had the chance to have scored another three-point goal for Nassaji . Nevertheless, the trend of his direct influence on his team's results continued. Meysam Moradi, whose assist burned in the first half, took matters into his own hands for Fajr in the second half and prevented the defeat.
📌 Special incident
Since Saeid Daghighi came to Nassaji , he has had no win but has not allowed any defeat to be recorded for the Qaemshahris either. Mehdi Rajabzadeh, who had come to continue his wins, is completely satisfied with a last-minute draw with one man fewer.
Source: Varzesh3
