Match Report
In the standings it was Persepolis 6th on 34 points, Kheybar Khorramabad 9th on 29 — separated by 5. Persepolis ranked just 16th in the league on five-round form despite their 6th table position. Against a league average of 0.91 goals per team per game, Persepolis ran at 1.05 scored and 0.86 conceded, Kheybar Khorramabad at 0.96 and 1.04.
The match was played at Azadi Stadium (capacity 100,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Kheybar Khorramabad led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Persepolis: Igor Sergeev (89') · Kheybar Khorramabad: Ehsan Hosseini (13'), Esmaeil Babaei (71')