Match Report
Esteghlal Khuzestan, 2nd with 57 points, sat 35 points above Chooka Talesh (17th, 22). In league terms the two rates read 0.91/1.72 for Chooka Talesh and 1.47/0.66 for Esteghlal Khuzestan (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 0.96.
A win had eluded Chooka Talesh for 5 matches. Esteghlal Khuzestan entered with three wins in a row, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Over the last five, Chooka Talesh had taken 2 of 15 points to Esteghlal Khuzestan's 11.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.


