KASPI, Georgia (Interstat) — Pars Janoobi Jam defeated Ario Eslamshahr 1-0 at Tsentraluri Stadioni Kaspi, using a 35th-minute goal from Mehdi Ghelichkhani to secure the home victory. Pars Janoobi Jam was the home team, and Ario Eslamshahr was the visiting team. The match remained a one-goal game after Ghelichkhani’s finish, with Ario Eslamshahr unable to produce an equalizer. Pars Janoobi Jam protected its advantage through the remainder of the match and kept the visitors off the scoresheet.

Ghelichkhani registered one goal while playing 90 minutes. His goal in the 35th minute was the only scoring play of the game and the only entry on the scoresheet. Pars Janoobi Jam scored one goal total, while Ario Eslamshahr scored zero goals total. Ario Eslamshahr’s defense held Pars Janoobi Jam without another goal after the 35th minute, but the visitors could not answer at the other end. Ghelichkhani’s 90-minute, one-goal statline stood as the key individual performance in the match.

The result kept Pars Janoobi Jam unbeaten in the competition. Pars Janoobi Jam is now 4 wins and no losses in this competition and 4 wins and no losses across all competitions. Ario Eslamshahr is now 2 wins and 2 losses in this competition and 2 wins and 2 losses across all competitions. Pars Janoobi Jam’s competition record mirrors its overall record, as does Ario Eslamshahr’s. Pars Janoobi Jam has won each of its four competition matches and each of its four matches across all competitions, while Ario Eslamshahr has two wins and two losses in both categories.

Ario Eslamshahr’s previous results this season, in reverse date order, were a 4-0 home win over Naft Bandar Abbas, a 2-1 home win over Besat Kermanshah and a 1-0 loss at Mes Rafsanjan. The most recent previous result for Ario Eslamshahr was the 4-0 home win over Naft Bandar Abbas. Before that, Ario Eslamshahr beat Besat Kermanshah 2-1 at home, and earlier it lost 1-0 at Mes Rafsanjan. Pars Janoobi Jam’s previous results this season, in reverse date order, were a 2-1 win at Besat Kermanshah, a 1-0 home win over Naft Gachsaran and a 1-0 win at Havadar SC. The most recent previous result for Pars Janoobi Jam was the 2-1 win at Besat Kermanshah. Those results preceded the one-goal match at Tsentraluri Stadioni Kaspi and formed the backdrop for the home side’s fourth competition victory.

The match at Tsentraluri Stadioni Kaspi turned on Ghelichkhani’s first-half goal. After the 35th-minute strike, Pars Janoobi Jam defended its lead and held Ario Eslamshahr scoreless. Ario Eslamshahr pushed for a response but could not produce a goal. Pars Janoobi Jam closed out the home win without conceding. The home side’s advantage remained 1-0 through the final whistle, and Ario Eslamshahr finished without a goal. The clean sheet accompanied the home side’s fourth competition win of the season.

Pars Janoobi Jam’s win added to a season start that has featured four victories and no losses in the competition and across all competitions. Ario Eslamshahr’s record moved to two wins and two losses in the competition and across all competitions. The visitors’ earlier wins over Naft Bandar Abbas and Besat Kermanshah were followed by the loss at Mes Rafsanjan before this match. Pars Janoobi Jam, meanwhile, added the result to previous wins over Besat Kermanshah, Naft Gachsaran and Havadar SC.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Pars Janoobi Jam 1, Ario Eslamshahr 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Pars Janoobi Jam with a 79.4 percent probability to win. Pars Janoobi Jam had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 1 went over the over/under line of 1.5.