NOUAKCHOTT (Interstat) — Tevragh-Zeina overcame an early deficit and beat Armee 4-1 Monday, turning a tense opening stretch into a clear home victory. Armee scored first, but Tevragh-Zeina answered before halftime and pulled away after the break. The home side finished with four unanswered goals after conceding in the opening minutes.

Armee struck in the 2nd minute, taking the lead before the home side had settled into the match. The visitors held that advantage briefly, but Tevragh-Zeina found the equalizer in the 18th minute. The goal restored parity and gave the home side a foothold in a game that had begun with Armee on the front foot. Tevragh-Zeina then used the rest of the first half to steady itself and prepare for a stronger push after the interval.

Tevragh-Zeina moved ahead for the first time in the 54th minute and extended its lead in the 61st. The home side kept pressure on Armee during that stretch and turned its control into goals. Armee could not find a reply before Tevragh-Zeina added another goal in the 88th minute to complete the scoring. The late goal capped a second half in which the home side separated itself after a competitive opening period.

The result left Tevragh-Zeina with one win, no losses and two draws in the competition, matching its overall record. Armee remained without a win, standing at no wins, one loss and two draws in the competition and the same mark across all competitions. The defeat was Armee’s first of the campaign after earlier draws, while Tevragh-Zeina stayed unbeaten. Tevragh-Zeina’s competition record and its all-competitions record both showed the same line of results after the match. Tevragh-Zeina’s unbeaten start now includes three matches in the competition, while Armee’s search for a first win continues.

Armee’s earlier results this season included draws with Kedia and Kaedi. Tevragh-Zeina’s previous matches produced draws with Pompiers and Nzeidane. Those results gave both sides a share of the points before this meeting, but the home side found a higher gear after the interval and protected its advantage through the final whistle. The visitors’ early goal was not enough to alter the broader pattern of the match.

Armee’s start to the campaign had produced two draws before this match, and the visitors hoped an early goal would provide a platform for a first victory. Tevragh-Zeina had also drawn twice, but the home side’s response to going behind underlined the difficulty Armee faced in protecting its lead. The match remained within one goal until the home side scored twice in the second half to create separation.

Tevragh-Zeina’s comeback followed a familiar pattern for a home side that had already shown resilience in earning draws earlier in the campaign. Armee, meanwhile, remained in search of a first victory and could not build on its early goal. The visitors stayed within reach until the second half, when Tevragh-Zeina’s finishing made the difference. The home side’s ability to answer quickly after falling behind kept the match from slipping away.

The scoring sequence told the story of the match. Armee’s 2nd-minute goal gave the visitors the opening advantage, but Tevragh-Zeina leveled in the 18th minute. Goals in the 54th and 61st minutes put the home side in command, and the 88th-minute goal closed the scoring. Tevragh-Zeina’s four-goal output came after it had managed draws in its prior matches, and the home side completed the comeback with a strong second-half display.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Tevragh-Zeina 1, Armee 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Tevragh-Zeina with a 75.6 percent probability to win. The total score of 5 went under the over/under line of 2.5.