Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Naft Gachsaran 12th with 42 points, Shahrdari Astara 18th with 8, 34 apart. On the form table Naft Gachsaran stood 8th over the last five rounds, despite being 12th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Naft Gachsaran 0.79 scored and 0.82 conceded per game, Shahrdari Astara 0.41 and 2.38, with the league averaging 0.88.
Naft Gachsaran had not won in 9 games. Shahrdari Astara entered with eight losses in a row.
Ghadir Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,000. Naft Gachsaran led 3-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 3-1.
Goal scorers
Naft Gachsaran: Omid Singh (32'), Omid Singh (39'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer · Shahrdari Astara: 1 goal with no recorded scorer