Match Report
Sepahan (3rd, 10 pts) visited Istiqlol Dushanbe (4th, 0 pts) with 10 points between them. Istiqlol Dushanbe's recent output lagged their position: 30th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Istiqlol Dushanbe 0.17 scored and 2 conceded per game, Sepahan 2 and 1.17, with the league averaging 1.71.
Sepahan carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 9 consecutive games.
With 20 matches recorded and 1.7 yellow cards per game, K. Elhatmy was the man in the middle. Stadion Central'nyj Zenit in Izhevsk staged the fixture, a ground that holds 19,100. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
Sepahan: Seyed Mohammad Karimi (55'), Aboubakar Kamara (80')