Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Gol Gohar 3rd with 60 points, Esteghlal Ahvaz 18th with 11, 49 apart. Gol Gohar had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Esteghlal Ahvaz were scoring 0.55 and conceding 1.97, Gol Gohar 1.44 and 0.97, against a competition average of 1.01 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Esteghlal Ahvaz for 15 matches. Gol Gohar carried a 7-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Ahvāz Takhti, capacity 51,000, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-2 full-time score.


