Match Report
The table gap was wide: 27 points between Sanat Naft (4th, 59 pts) and Shahre Raz (17th, 32 pts). Shahre Raz's recent output outran their position: 4th on form over five rounds, 17th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Shahre Raz 0.79 scored and 1 conceded per game, Sanat Naft 0.82 and 0.44, with the league averaging 0.88.
Shahre Raz had not won in 12 games. Sanat Naft carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Shahre Raz against 11/15 for Sanat Naft.
Grand Shiraz Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 50,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Shahre Raz: 1 goal with no recorded scorer




