Match Report
In the standings it was Foolad Yazd 10th on 29 points, Alvand Hamedan 12th on 22 — separated by 7. Foolad Yazd had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 10th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Foolad Yazd 0.83 scored and 0.75 conceded per game, Alvand Hamedan 0.96 and 1.42, with the league averaging 1.03.
Level finishes had become the habit for Foolad Yazd: five in a row. Alvand Hamedan arrived off five straight defeats.
Nasiri Stadium in Yazd staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.