ARDAKAN, Iran (Interstat) — Chadormalu Sports Club and visiting Esteghlal FC played to a 1-1 draw Friday at Nasiri Stadium in a football match that saw the home side answer a first-half deficit and both clubs add to their season records in the competition and across all competitions. Esteghlal struck first in the 29th minute, but Chadormalu leveled after halftime and neither team found a winning goal through the closing minutes. The visitors were unable to turn their early lead into a second goal. The match included three yellow cards and several substitutions as both sides adjusted during a tight second half, with the final minutes extending into stoppage time before the draw was confirmed.

Jasir Asani gave Esteghlal the lead in the 29th minute, scoring after Esmaeil Gholizadeh provided the assist. Gholizadeh’s assist came during a 67-minute appearance that ended when Esteghlal made a substitution in the 67th minute. Asani was booked in the 66th minute, and Esteghlal’s advantage held until Chadormalu answered in the 54th minute. Reza Mahmoudabadi scored the equalizer for Chadormalu, with Reza Mirzaei credited with the assist. The goal pulled Chadormalu level and shifted the match into a back-and-forth final half-hour in which neither defense broke. Mahmoudabadi’s finish was the home side’s only goal, while Asani’s first-half strike accounted for Esteghlal’s scoring. Asani’s goal and yellow card made him one of the match’s central figures.

The card sequence continued when Esteghlal’s H. Farabbasi was booked in the 72nd minute and Chadormalu’s D. Torres was booked in the 77th minute. Chadormalu made a 31st-minute substitution involving S. Mohammadfar, then made changes at the start of the second half involving M. Khosravi and S. M. Hosseini. Esteghlal’s 67th-minute substitutions involved S. Saharkhizan, R. Cheshmi and Gholizadeh. Esteghlal also made a 79th-minute substitution involving J. Masharipov. Chadormalu’s late changes included Renny in the 85th minute and R. Mirzaei in the 90th minute plus seven. The substitutions came as both teams sought fresh legs for the final stages.

The draw moved Esteghlal to 1 win, 0 losses and 2 draws in this competition and 2 wins, 0 losses and 2 draws across all competitions. Chadormalu’s competition record stands at 3 wins, 2 losses and 4 draws, matching its all-competitions mark of 3 wins, 2 losses and 4 draws. Esteghlal entered after recent results that included a 1-0 home win over Gol Gohar, a 2-1 win at Al-Gharafa and a 1-1 draw at Tractor SC. Chadormalu’s recent slate included a 2-1 win at Zob Ahan, a 2-2 home draw with Kheybar Khorramabad, a 2-1 win at Sanat Naft and a 1-0 home win over Shams Azar Qazvin.

Chadormalu’s earlier results also included a 1-1 draw at Esteghlal Meli-Sanati Khuzestan, a 3-0 loss at Gol Gohar Sirjan, a 0-0 draw at Aluminium Arak and a 2-0 home loss to Foolad Sepahan. Esteghlal’s previous results listed a 1-1 draw at Tractor SC alongside its wins over Gol Gohar and Al-Gharafa. The home side’s second-half response kept Esteghlal from securing a second consecutive victory in the competition, while Chadormalu extended a run that has included draws in several recent matches. Those results helped form the season records each club carried into Friday’s match.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Chadormalu Sports Club 1, Esteghlal FC 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Esteghlal FC with a 57.3 percent probability to win. Esteghlal FC had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 2 was listed against an over/under line of 2.5.