Match Report
In the standings it was Istiqlol Dushanbe 32nd on 1 points, Tripoli 19th on 7 — separated by 6. Tripoli ranked 14th in the league on five-round form, well above their 19th table position. Per game in the league, Istiqlol Dushanbe were scoring 0.67 and conceding 2, Tripoli 1.33 and 1.67, against a competition average of 1.48 goals per team per game.
Istiqlol Dushanbe had lost six in a row.
The venue was Respublikanskiy Stadion im. M.V. Frunze in Dushanbe, with room for 24,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 1-3.