Two clubs coming off heartbreaking results face off with separate missions. Loyola hopes to go top of the Division 1 table after missing on the opportunity in their previous match where they squandered a two-goal advantage to settle for a draw against Air Force. Pasargad, on the other hand, are still reeling from a 2-0 defeat by Air Force after keeping their ground against the league holders for 87 minutes. They are dangerously sitting in 9th place and just a point ahead of the relegation spot currently occupied by Navy.
Save for the free kick by Pasargad's Milad Behgandom that hit the crossbar, there were no major scoring chances in the first half from both sides. Loyola, the league's top goal scorer, still struggled to find the back of the net in most of the second half because of Pasargad's solid defense. By the 83rd minute, Loyola got a boost with the sending off of Miki Ajah Emaka after being handed a second yellow card. Loyola pressed the Pasargad goal in the remaining minutes until Mark Martmann finally managed to beat goalkeeper Golkah three minutes into stoppage time.
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