Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Mes Rafsanjan 1st with 67 points, Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol 13th with 37, 30 apart. Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Mes Rafsanjan 1.65 scored and 0.85 conceded per game, Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol 0.91 and 0.97, with the league averaging 1.05.
Defeat had not touched Mes Rafsanjan in 6 games, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol had not lost in 5 games.
The match was played at Shohadaye Noushabad Stadium in Rafsanjan (capacity 51,000). On the scoreboard, Mes Rafsanjan led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-0.
Goal scorers
Mes Rafsanjan: M. R. Pourmohammad (80'), H. Golzari (45'), H. Golzari (61')