Esteghlal through to Iran’s Hazfi Cup Round of 16

Gustavo Blanco found the back of the net in Tehran’s Shahr-e Qods Stadium four minutes into the second half, Tehran Times reported.

Esteghlal were reduced to 10-mn one minute later after Arash Rezavand was shown a red card.

The Hazfi Cup is an Iranian knockout football competition held annually by the Football Federation of Iran.

Sepahan are defending champions.

MNA