Nassaji Mazandaran vs Fajr Sepasi 2-2

Nassaji Mazandaran took the points after building a 2-0 half-time lead and holding off Fajr Sepasi's late response, even though the visitors pulled one back before the end. An early own goal, a first-half penalty and a red card for Fajr Sepasi after the break shaped the match.

A. Jafarpour put through his own net in the 11th minute to give Nassaji Mazandaran the lead, and H. Rabizadeh made it 2-0 from the spot in first-half stoppage time. Nassaji Mazandaran led 2-0 at the interval.

Nassaji Mazandaran made two changes on 46 minutes and one paid off on 63 minutes, when J. Aghaeipour, who had come on in the 46th minute, scored from A. Koohi's assist to make it 3-0. Fajr Sepasi were reduced to 10 men when M. Sharifi was sent off in the 53rd minute, then kept going and finally got on the scoresheet through M. Moradi, who was set up by E. Pahlevan on 87 minutes. Fajr Sepasi made two changes on 67 minutes and two more on 83 minutes, but the deficit was already too large to overturn.

The numbers backed the result. Nassaji Mazandaran had 2 goals and Fajr Sepasi had 2, while the home side also had the first-half cushion, the only penalty goal and the advantage of playing against 10 men from the 53rd minute. The timeline records no other statistics.

Nassaji Mazandaran were booked twice, with F. Najafi cautioned in the 35th minute and K. Ezhdehakosh in first-half stoppage time. A. Arasteh was booked in the 74th minute. M. Sharifi's red card in the 53rd minute ended Fajr Sepasi's afternoon.