Match Report
Persepolis Pakdasht went into the game 5th in the table on 55 points; Mes Kerman sat 3rd on 63 — an 8-point gap. Persepolis Pakdasht had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 5th overall. Against a league average of 1.05 goals per team per game, Persepolis Pakdasht ran at 1.32 scored and 1.03 conceded, Mes Kerman at 1.24 and 0.68.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 2-2.