Match Report
Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz, 1st with 50 points, sat 23 points above Shahin Bushehr (11th, 27). Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz ranked just 10th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Per game in the league, Shahin Bushehr were scoring 0.69 and conceding 1.08, Gostaresh Foolad Tabriz 1.69 and 0.96, against a competition average of 1.12 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Shahin Bushehr — three in succession.
Shahid Beheshti Stadium in Bushehr staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,000. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-2.