Match Report
The table gap was wide: 38 points between Esteghlal Khuzestan (9th, 48 pts) and Elmo Adab (18th, 10 pts). In league terms the two rates read 1.03/0.74 for Esteghlal Khuzestan and 0.41/2.5 for Elmo Adab (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.05.
Elmo Adab had been beaten in four straight games. Over the last five, Esteghlal Khuzestan had taken 10 of 15 points to Elmo Adab's 3.
The match was played at Ahvāz Takhti in Ahwaz (capacity 51,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Esteghlal Khuzestan led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 4-1.


