Match Report
Nassaji Mazandaran went into the game 13th in the table on 4 points; Esteghlal sat 2nd on 11 — a 7-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Nassaji Mazandaran 0.4 scored and 1 conceded per game, Esteghlal 1.6 and 0.2, with the league averaging 0.87.
Esteghlal arrived on a run of three straight wins.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 0 Nassaji Mazandaran wins, 3 for Esteghlal, 4 draws, at 1.71 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 29% of the wins in this matchup.
Vatani Stadium, capacity 15,000, hosted the game. B. Heydari took charge of the match — our records show 77 games refereed with an average of 0.6 yellow cards per game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Esteghlal: Mohammad Reza Azadi (82')