Match Report
The table gap was wide: 53 points between Paykan (2nd, 61 pts) and Shahrdari Astara (18th, 8 pts). Per game in the league, Shahrdari Astara were scoring 0.41 and conceding 2.38, Paykan 1.26 and 0.62, against a competition average of 0.88 goals per team per game.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Shahrdari Astara. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Shahrdari Astara against 8/15 for Paykan.
Vahdat Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Paykan: Mehdi Sharifi (90')