Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Havadar 10th with 34 points, Fajr Sepasi 15th with 17, 17 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Havadar 0.6 scored and 0.83 conceded per game, Fajr Sepasi 0.33 and 0.97, with the league averaging 0.9.
Havadar had drawn their last three. Fajr Sepasi's winless run stood at 15. Over the last five, Havadar had taken 7 of 15 points to Fajr Sepasi's 1.
The match was played at Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium (capacity 22,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Havadar: M. Mohammadi (48')
Key stats
Possession: Havadar 55% · Fajr Sepasi 45% · Total shots: 13-9 · On target: 10-2 · Corners: 4-5