 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 advanced to the final for the first time and Esteghlal failed to reach to their 10th final appearance.