Match Report
6 points and 3 places separated them: Esteghlal Khuzestan 9th with 48, Damash Gilanian 12th with 42. Damash Gilanian ranked 7th in the league on five-round form, well above their 12th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.03/0.74 for Esteghlal Khuzestan and 0.79/1.03 for Damash Gilanian (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.05.
Esteghlal Khuzestan arrived on a run of five straight wins. Defeat had followed defeat for Damash Gilanian — three in succession. The last-five ledger: Esteghlal Khuzestan 15/15, Damash Gilanian 3/15.
Ahvāz Takhti, capacity 51,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Esteghlal Khuzestan: A. Kianifar (17')


