Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Esteghlal Khuzestan (9th, 48 pts) held a 15-point advantage over Niroye Zamini (16th, 33 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Niroye Zamini 0.94 scored and 1.35 conceded per game, Esteghlal Khuzestan 1.03 and 0.74, with the league averaging 1.05.
Niroye Zamini had gone 6 games without a win. The last-five ledger: Niroye Zamini 2/15, Esteghlal Khuzestan 8/15.
Jey Stadium in Teheran, capacity 5,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Esteghlal Khuzestan led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.


