Esteghlal 0 - 4 Persian (389279166)

A scorching day at Naser Hejazi Stadium, where 47032 spectators were in place for today's match. Patrik Linmo was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Bert Kullmann and Eibertjan Henke. Esteghlal decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. The following players took the field: Southwell - Voncini, Östtorp, Galiza - Ermutlu, Hindle, Rovolas, Aarnio, Ciobanu - Gesmundo, Michaeli.

Persian had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Ccoyllo - Estili, Hashemian, Nasiri - Bimbiris, Hasengrund, Sommerfeld, Skjelvik, Zemło - Resta, Curtis.

Esteghlal were mostly trying to use their skill at attacking on the flanks. 0 - 1 was the score with 9 minutes played, after F. Resta cut through the central defence and chipped home a goal for Persian. 23 minutes into the match, the visitors put themselves ahead 0 - 2 as B. Curtis finished off an attack from the left with a spectacular scissors kick. Persian's M. Estili got himself booked for a foul. The visitors' F. Resta took advantage of a misunderstanding between the home side's goalie and centre backs 27 minutes into the match. 0 - 3 for Persian. 0 - 3 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to Persian, who controlled the ball 52 percent of the time.

With 62 minutes played, a quick exchange of passes on the left wing freed F. Resta of Persian to slip through the defence and score another goal for the visitors. That made the score 0 - 4. At that, F. Resta was noted down for a hat trick! It might be a while before the fans see Persian's N. Skjelvik again, after he had to leave the field in great distress at the 73 minute mark. He was replaced by K. Myśliński. Esteghlal were determined to attack on the wing and their central attempts were constantly abandoned in favour of the wings. With 83 minutes played, B. Curtis nearly put the visitors another one up as he broke through in the middle and fired from just outside the box, but his shot passed just over the bar. 84 minutes in, Esteghlal's J. Hindle received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Persian claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.

Most important Esteghlal player was B. Östtorp. N. Michaeli was a disappointment, however. Persian's top performer was clearly K. Myśliński. A. Ccoyllo on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 4.