Match Report
The points column showed no gap: 10 apiece, Sepahan 2nd and Al Quwa Al Jawiya 3rd. Recent form told a different story for Sepahan: only 11th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. In league terms the two rates read 2.67/1.33 for Sepahan and 1.5/1.17 for Al Quwa Al Jawiya (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.6.
Sepahan entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Al Quwa Al Jawiya's unbeaten run stood at 12, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
The venue was Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium in Isfahan, with room for 15,000 spectators. Sepahan led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.