Match Report
The table gap was wide: 44 points between Malavan (6th, 54 pts) and Rah Ahan (18th, 10 pts). Malavan ranked 2nd in the league on five-round form, well above their 6th table position. Against a league average of 1.08 goals per team per game, Malavan ran at 1.18 scored and 0.79 conceded, Rah Ahan at 0.42 and 2.09.
Malavan were unbeaten in 12. Defeat had followed defeat for Rah Ahan — five in succession. The last-five ledger: Malavan 11/15, Rah Ahan 0/15.
The venue was Takhti Stadium, with room for 8,000 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Malavan: M. Shahriar (11')




