Match Report
In the standings it was Sepahan 3rd on 7 points, Al Ain 4th on 5 — separated by 2. Sepahan had been under-performing their position — 25th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Sepahan were scoring 1 and conceding 1.33, Al Ain 0.83 and 2.17, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
The venue was Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium in Isfahan, with room for 15,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.