SHIRAZ (Interstat) — Fajr Sepasi defeated visiting Paykan FC 2-0 on Monday at Hafezieh Stadium, using a first-half goal from Soheil Fadakar and a second-half goal from Yadegar Rostami to secure the home result. Fajr Sepasi was the home team, while Paykan FC was the visitor. The home side scored both goals and kept Paykan FC off the scoreboard. The result improved Fajr Sepasi to two wins and one loss in the competition and the same record across all competitions. Paykan FC moved to no wins, two losses and one draw in the competition and the same record across all competitions. Paykan FC’s one draw is its only result without a loss in the competition and across all competitions, while Fajr Sepasi’s two wins are its only victories in the competition and across all competitions. Paykan FC’s competition and all-competitions records remained the same after the match. Fajr Sepasi’s competition and all-competitions records remained the same after the match.

Fadakar scored in the 41st minute to give Fajr Sepasi the lead before halftime. Rostami scored in the 76th minute to double the advantage. The listed goals were Fadakar’s in the 41st minute and Rostami’s in the 76th minute. No other goals were listed for the match. Rostami finished with one goal while playing 90 minutes. Fadakar had one goal in 63 minutes before he was substituted. Hossein Shahabi recorded one assist while playing 90 minutes. Fajr Sepasi held Paykan FC without a goal, and Paykan FC could not reduce the deficit after Rostami’s strike. The key performances, in descending order of importance, were Rostami’s 90 minutes and one goal, Fadakar’s 63 minutes and one goal, and Shahabi’s 90 minutes and one assist.

The match included five yellow cards, beginning with Fajr Sepasi’s Pahlevan E. in the 44th minute. Paykan FC’s Gholami A. was cautioned in the 52nd minute. Fajr Sepasi’s Nasiri M. received a yellow card in the 71st minute. Paykan FC’s Shekari R. was booked in the 73rd minute. Paykan FC’s Amiri F. was cautioned in the 85th minute. Paykan FC received three yellow cards and Fajr Sepasi received two. The first half ended with Fajr Sepasi ahead 1-0 after Fadakar’s goal and Pahlevan’s yellow card.

Paykan FC made a substitution in the 46th minute involving Mohebi S. Fajr Sepasi made two changes in the 63rd minute involving Fadakar S. and Sharifi M. Paykan FC then made two substitutions in the 64th minute involving Jamshidi E. and Najafi M. Fajr Sepasi made its final change in the 87th minute involving Vosoughifard A. Those substitutions followed the listed order of match changes. Both teams made three substitutions in the match. The second half included Rostami’s 76th-minute goal, the remaining yellow cards and all six substitutions.

Before the match, Paykan FC had drawn 1-1 with Shams Azar Qazvin FC and lost 2-0 at Tractor Sazi. Fajr Sepasi had beaten Aluminium Arak 2-1 and lost 6-1 at Sepahan. Paykan FC’s upcoming league schedule includes Paykan at Fajr Sepasi, Malavan at Paykan, Paykan at Mes Shahr-e and Nassaji Maz at Paykan. The upcoming schedule listed four Paykan FC matches. Fajr Sepasi’s result added to a home victory over Aluminium Arak and followed a road loss at Sepahan. The match was played at Hafezieh Stadium in Shiraz. The match produced two goals, five yellow cards and six substitutions. Fajr Sepasi’s goals came in the 41st and 76th minutes.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Fajr Sepasi 1, Paykan FC 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Fajr Sepasi with a 74 percent probability to win. Fajr Sepasi had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 2 went over the over/under line of 2.5. Those projections were listed before the match.