Amir Ghalenoei’s men are a distant seventh in the Persian Gulf Pro League but were the better team by some distance, with Henk ten Cate suffering just a second loss in eight games since taking charge in December.

The visitors fell behind inside the first five minutes in Tabriz to Bakhtiar Rahmani’s stylish finish, and they never really recovered. It was 2-0 after 10 minutes, Shoja Khalilzadeh outmuscling Angle Lafita to nod in Soroush Rafiei’s corner.

Jazira’s best chance fell to Kenwyne Jones who blasted over after barging his way in on goal.

Substitute Mehdi Sharifi squeezed in a third in the 54th minute following two blocked attempts, but after that it could have been a cricket score.

It became embarrassing for the visiting team on the hour mark when defender Fares Juma dallied in possession, allowing Rahmani to run through and sweep past Khaseif.

The hosts looked like scoring whenever they ventured forward, with Sharifi ballooning his attempt over in stoppage time.