Match Report
Shahrdari Astara went into the game 11th in the table on 42 points; Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol sat 15th on 38 — a 4-point gap. The last five rounds placed Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol 10th in the league for form — higher than their 15th in the standings. Per game in the league, Shahrdari Astara were scoring 0.76 and conceding 0.85, Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol 0.94 and 1.06, against a competition average of 0.98 goals per team per game.
5 games without a win framed Shahrdari Astara's arrival.
The match was played at Vahdat Stadium in Astara (capacity 500). Khouneh Be Khouneh Babol led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.