Match Report
Sepahan went into the game 3rd in the table on 10 points; Al Sharjah sat 1st on 13 — a 3-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Sepahan 2 scored and 1.17 conceded per game, Al Sharjah 2.17 and 1.33, with the league averaging 1.71.
Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, capacity 27,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Sepahan led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Goal scorers
Sepahan: Mohammad Amin Hazbavi (12'), Aria Yousefi (45'), Javad Aghaeipour (90') · Al Sharjah: Luan Pereira (61')