GACHSARAN, Iran (Interstat) — Sadrallah Ashena scored twice and Naft Gachsaran used a three-goal surge around halftime to beat visiting Fard 4-2 on Monday in a football match. Naft Gachsaran secured the home victory after Fard had opened the scoring early in the first half. The match produced six goals, including two in second-half stoppage time, as the hosts protected their advantage and closed out the scoring late. Naft Gachsaran made the most of its home setting and answered after conceding the opening goal. The hosts responded with three consecutive goals before Fard found the net again.

Fard struck first when Amirhossein Amiri scored in the 34th minute. Omid Alipour answered for Naft Gachsaran in the 36th minute to level the match. Ashena then put Naft Gachsaran ahead in first-half stoppage time with a goal in the 45th minute plus three, and he added his second in the 79th minute. Fard scored again in the 90th minute plus three, but Naft Gachsaran responded in the same stoppage-time sequence to complete the scoring. The late exchange ended a match that swung from an early Fard lead to a Naft Gachsaran advantage before the hosts finished with the final goal. Fard’s early lead lasted only two minutes, and Naft Gachsaran led at halftime after Ashena’s first goal.

Ashena was Naft Gachsaran’s top performer with two goals. Amiri scored once for Fard, and Alipour scored once for Naft Gachsaran. The scoring sequence gave Naft Gachsaran a lead it did not surrender after Ashena’s first goal, though Fard remained within reach until the hosts added their final goal in stoppage time. Naft Gachsaran’s attacking pressure produced the decisive stretch before and after halftime, while Fard’s goals came at the start and near the end of the match. Ashena’s two goals came in the 45th minute plus three and the 79th minute, Amiri’s goal came in the 34th minute, and Alipour’s goal came in the 36th minute. Ashena’s second goal gave Naft Gachsaran a two-goal cushion, and that advantage held until Fard scored in stoppage time. Fard’s second goal reduced the deficit to 3-2 before Naft Gachsaran scored the final goal.

The result left Fard with one win, two losses and one draw in the competition and the same record across all competitions. Naft Gachsaran moved to one win, one loss and two draws in the competition and the same mark across all competitions. Fard entered the match after a 3-0 win over Shahin Bandar Ameri, a 1-0 loss to Naft M.I.S and a 0-0 draw with Shenavarsazi Qeshm in its prior three competition matches. Naft Gachsaran had lost 1-0 to Pars Janoobi Jam, drawn 1-1 with Novin Ahvaz and drawn 0-0 with Naft Bandar Abbas in its prior three matches. Those results gave both teams recent form that differed from the final outcome of this match.

Fard’s record in the competition matched its all-competitions record after the match, while Naft Gachsaran’s competition and all-competitions marks also matched. Naft Gachsaran’s home win added to a season that already included one victory, one loss and two draws in competition play. Fard’s season included one win, two losses and one draw in competition play. The visitors had won their most recent listed match before this contest, while Naft Gachsaran had lost its most recent listed match before this contest. Naft Gachsaran’s final goal restored a two-goal margin after Fard had pulled within one in stoppage time, ending Fard’s hopes of a comeback in the final moments.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Naft Gachsaran 0, Fard 0. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Naft Gachsaran with a 60.1 percent probability to win. The total score of 6 went under the over/under line of 1.5.