Match Report
The table read 13th (Shahre Raz, 36 pts) against 16th (Darya Babol, 31 pts), 5 points apart. The last five rounds placed Darya Babol 6th in the league for form — higher than their 16th in the standings. Per game in the league, Shahre Raz were scoring 0.74 and conceding 1, Darya Babol 0.88 and 1.21, against a competition average of 0.96 goals per team per game.
Shahre Raz arrived off three straight defeats.
Grand Shiraz Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 50,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Shahre Raz: R. Aghababaei (89') · Darya Babol: I. Hait (47')