Match Report
Esteghlal went into the game 2nd in the table on 11 points; Sepahan sat 5th on 7 — a 4-point gap. Per game in the league, Esteghlal were scoring 1.6 and conceding 0.2, Sepahan 0.8 and 0.8, against a competition average of 0.88 goals per team per game.
Esteghlal entered with four wins in a row.
13 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Esteghlal 5, draws 3, Sepahan 5, at 2.15 goals per meeting.
Shahr-e Qods Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,000. On the scoreboard, Esteghlal led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 2-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Esteghlal: Jasir Asani (4'), Esmaeil Gholizadeh (11')