Match Report
7 points and 2 places separated them: Aluminium Hormozgan 20th with 32, Shahrdari Ardabil 18th with 39. The last five rounds placed Aluminium Hormozgan 3rd in the league for form — higher than their 20th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Aluminium Hormozgan 0.79 scored and 1.32 conceded per game, Shahrdari Ardabil 1.11 and 1.29, with the league averaging 1.04.
Defeat had followed defeat for Aluminium Hormozgan — five in succession. Shahrdari Ardabil had gone 6 games without a win.
The venue was Khalij Fars Stadium in Bandar-Abbas, with room for 5,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Shahrdari Ardabil led 1-0 at the break, before 6 more goals closed it at 2-5.


