Match Report
In the standings it was Darya Babol 16th on 31 points, Esteghlal Mollasani 12th on 38 — separated by 7. Darya Babol's recent output outran their position: 6th on form over five rounds, 16th in the table. Per game in the league, Darya Babol were scoring 0.88 and conceding 1.21, Esteghlal Mollasani 0.76 and 0.97, against a competition average of 0.96 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Shohada Stadium in Babol (capacity 6,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.