Event | 2013–14 Hazfi Cup | ||||||
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Date | 14 February 2014 | ||||||
Venue | Shahid Bahonar Stadium, Kerman | ||||||
Man of the Match | Saeid Daghighi | ||||||
Fans' Man of the Match | Karim Ansarifard | ||||||
Referee | Yadollah Jahanbazi | ||||||
Attendance | 14,855 | ||||||
Weather | Cloudy 17 °C (63 °F) 12% humidity |
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The 2014 Hazfi Cup Final was the 27th final since 1975. The match was between Mes Kerman and Tractor Sazi which Tractor Sazi won the match 1–0, with Saeid Daghighi scored in the 51st minute. Tractor Sazi qualified for the group stage of the 2015 AFC Champions League as the winner of the tournament.
The tie was contested over one legs, simply to last edition. If the teams could still not be separated, then extra time would have been played with a penalty shootout (taking place if the teams were still level after that).
Mes Kerman began their work in the tournament with coach Parviz Mazloomi. They beat 2nd Division side Shahrdari Dezful in their home in Dezful, Ahvaz 3–1 with goals from Eslami, Edinho and Goudarzi. At Round of 16, Mes defeated another 2nd Division League club, Naft Omidiyeh at Kerman. In the next round, they beat current Azadegan League and former Iran Pro League side Sanat Naft in extra time to reach to the Last 4. In semi-final they defeated Iran Pro League leaders Esteghlal with a late goal from Edinho, this time with Luka Bonačić. The result saw that Mes was qualified to the final for the first time and Esteghlal failed to reach to their 10th final appearance.