Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Mes Shahr-e Babak 7th with 49 points, Naft Masjed Soleyman 16th with 33, 16 apart. Recent form flatters Naft Masjed Soleyman's table spot — 1st league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 16th. In league terms the two rates read 1/0.76 for Mes Shahr-e Babak and 0.85/1.06 for Naft Masjed Soleyman (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 0.88.
5 matches unbeaten backed Mes Shahr-e Babak's arrival. A win had eluded Naft Masjed Soleyman for 10 matches.
The match was played at Kunstrasenplatz Walter-Felsenstein in Berlin (capacity 15,000). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.