FERGANA, Uzbekistan (Interstat) — FarDU held off Yaypan 3-2 on Sunday in a global football match that featured two goals from Bobur Farhodov and a tense finish in stoppage time. FarDU, the home side, took the lead in the second minute when Farhodov scored. The home team carried that 1-0 advantage into halftime and doubled its lead in the 65th minute when Farhodov scored again. Sharofiddin Shobirov made it 3-0 in the fifth minute of stoppage time, but Yaypan answered in the sixth minute of stoppage time through Akbarxon Ibrohimxonov. The visitors pushed for an equalizer in the final moments, but FarDU held on for the win. The match ended with FarDU scoring three goals and Yaypan scoring two. The home side’s early breakthrough forced Yaypan to chase the match from the opening minutes. FarDU kept that advantage through the interval and added to it after the restart. The final score was 3-2.

Farhodov played 90 minutes and finished with two goals, the top star turn for FarDU. Shobirov also played 90 minutes and scored once. Ibrohimxonov played 90 minutes for Yaypan and scored once. FarDU’s first goal arrived before Yaypan could settle into the match, and the home team kept pressure on the visitors for much of the first half. Farhodov’s second goal gave FarDU room after the break. Shobirov’s late goal appeared to put the match out of reach, but Ibrohimxonov’s stoppage-time strike forced FarDU to defend one more sequence. The final whistle came after Yaypan’s last push. Yaypan’s goal came in the sixth minute of stoppage time, leaving little time for a comeback.

The win moved FarDU to 2 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw in the competition and to the same record across all competitions. Yaypan dropped to 1 win and 4 losses in the competition and to 1 win and 4 losses across all competitions. FarDU entered the match after a 2-1 win at Lochin, a 1-0 home loss to Metallurg Bekabad, a 3-0 home loss to Kattaqurgon and a 2-2 draw at Olimpik-Mobiuz. Yaypan had lost 1-0 at home to Kattaqurgon, lost 4-2 at Olimpik-Mobiuz, beaten BuxDu 2-1 at home and lost 2-1 at Respublika FA. Those results left FarDU seeking consistency at home and Yaypan trying to end a difficult run. The visitors’ competition record and overall record remained identical after the defeat, and FarDU’s competition and overall records also stayed in line with each other. The result moved both clubs’ competition and overall records in the same direction.

The match was a contrast in recent form. FarDU had won its previous match and was looking to string together results at home, while Yaypan was trying to halt a run of defeats. FarDU’s early goal set the tone, and the home side spent long stretches in control. Yaypan’s best moments came after FarDU had built its lead, and the visitors finally broke through in stoppage time. The late goal gave Yaypan brief hope, but the final whistle came before another chance materialized. FarDU’s defense had done enough through the first 90 minutes, and the home side closed out the win. The victory gave FarDU its second win of the competition and its second win across all competitions. The final minutes featured two stoppage-time goals, turning a comfortable FarDU lead into a one-goal finish. Yaypan’s goal was the last notable action of the match. The home side then saw out the remaining moments.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of FarDU 2, Yaypan 1 before the match. Interstat’s ELO system had projected FarDU with a 67.9 percent probability to win. FarDU finished with one more goal than the simulator projected, while Yaypan matched its projected total. The home side delivered the result that the projection favored. The projections were made before the match.