<ul dir="ltr"> <li> <div align="justify"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Vahid Hashemian scored in the 64th minute to register a 1-0 victory for Tehran's Persepolis over Foulad. <br> <br> Elsewhere in Iran's Northern port city of Bandar Anzali, Malavan overpowered Esteqlal 2-1. <br> <br> Malavan player Hadi Ta'mini scored the opener in the 8th minute of Thursday's match, bringing euphoria among home side fans in Bandar Anzali. <br> <br> Shortly after the interval, Esteqlal could have pulled the game level through striker Arash Borhani, but he failed a one-against-one chance to keep the result intact. <br> <br> Later into the game, Malavan doubled their advantage in the 57th minute when Mehrdad Oladi found himself in the box and scored his side's second goal. <br> <br> The hosts had one player sent off in the 64th minute following a controversial scene to see opening goal's scorer leaving the pitch. <br> <br> Ten minutes later, Esteqlal drew one goal back through captain Farhad Majidi, who found a loose ball behind the box and fired the ball into the net to close on Malavan. <br> <br> However, the hosts won the game 2-1 to reach the finals. <br> <br> Persepolis will play Malavan in the final match next week. <br> <br> <br> </font></div> </li></ul>