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Sport picture of the day: before joy turns to pain

When the final whistle blew at the Tractor Sazi and Naft match in Tabriz, thousands of jubilant Tractor Sazi fans ran on to the pitch to celebrate what they thought was their team’s first ever Iranian Premier League title. Some of the joyous fans kissed the head coach of Tractor Sazi Toni Oliveira, centre, however moments later the celebrations turned sour when it became clear that the result of their rivals Sepahan FC’s match left Tractor Sazi in second place

Fans kiss Portuguese head coach of Tractor Sazi Toni Oliveira after they thought the club had won the title in Iran's Premier League but moments later the celebrations turned sour following revelations of the match result of their rivals Sepahan FC, which left Tractor Sazi in second place.
Fans kiss Portuguese head coach of Tractor Sazi Toni Oliveira after they thought the club had won the title in Iran’s Premier League but moments later the celebrations turned sour following revelations of the match result of their rivals Sepahan FC, which left Tractor Sazi in second place. Photograph: Omid Vahabzadeh/AFP/Getty Images
Fans kiss Portuguese head coach of Tractor Sazi Toni Oliveira after they thought the club had won the title in Iran’s Premier League but moments later the celebrations turned sour following revelations of the match result of their rivals Sepahan FC, which left Tractor Sazi in second place. Photograph: Omid Vahabzadeh/AFP/Getty Images

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