KERMANSHAH (Interstat) — Kara Gostar turned a one-goal deficit into a 2-1 home victory over Naft Gachsaran on Monday, getting a first-half stoppage-time equalizer from Mohammadreza Moslemi Javid and an 84th-minute winner from Mehdi Farajpour. The result gave the home side a comeback win after Naft Gachsaran had taken the lead just before halftime. The home side’s victory came after a tight opening half and a late finish.

Mohammad Jaymand put Naft Gachsaran ahead in the 45th minute, finishing a move that had built through the visiting side’s attacking third. The goal gave Naft Gachsaran a narrow advantage as the first half moved into stoppage time, but Kara Gostar responded quickly. Moslemi Javid scored in the 45th minute plus two minutes of first-half stoppage time, leveling the match before the break and changing the tone of the contest.

Kara Gostar pressed for a second goal after halftime and found it late. Farajpour scored in the 84th minute, giving the home side the lead for the first time and leaving Naft Gachsaran with little time to respond. Kara Gostar managed the closing stages and held on for the win. The home side carried momentum from its stoppage-time equalizer into the second half and pushed for the winning goal. Naft Gachsaran defended deeper as the half wore on, but Farajpour found space in the 84th minute and finished the decisive chance.

Jaymand finished with 90 minutes and one goal for Naft Gachsaran. Moslemi Javid had 90 minutes and one goal for Kara Gostar, and Farajpour also had 90 minutes and one goal for the home side. Those three players supplied the goals in a match that remained tight until Farajpour’s late finish.

Naft Gachsaran had entered the match with three wins from its previous six competition games. It had beaten Mes Kerman 2-1 at home, won 1-0 at Saipa, beaten Fard 4-2 at home, lost 1-0 at Pars Janoobi Jam, drawn 1-1 with Novin Ahvaz and drawn 0-0 at Naft Bandar Abbas. Kara Gostar had won three of its previous five competition matches, drawing 0-0 at Havadar SC and losing 1-0 at Shenavarsazi Qeshm. Before Monday, Kara Gostar had also beaten Naft M.I.S 2-1 at home, won 3-2 at Shahin Bandar Ameri and beaten Niroye Zamini 1-0 at home.

The victory moved Kara Gostar to 4 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw in this competition, and the club is 4-1-1 across all competitions. Naft Gachsaran is now 3 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws in this competition, and its record across all competitions is also 3-2-2. The match was the seventh competition fixture of the season for both sides.

Naft Gachsaran’s goal came from Jaymand’s first-half strike, which briefly put the visitors in position to take a result. Kara Gostar’s response came just before the halftime whistle, when Moslemi Javid scored in stoppage time. The home side then found the decisive moment through Farajpour, whose 84th-minute goal proved enough to separate the teams.

Kara Gostar’s home win followed a scoreless draw at Havadar SC in its previous competition match. Naft Gachsaran was coming off a home win over Mes Kerman and remained active in the attacking end early, but the visitors could not protect the lead after Jaymand’s opener. Kara Gostar’s second-half pressure produced the final goal and denied Naft Gachsaran a share of the points. The result was decided in the final minutes.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Kara Gostar 1, Naft Gachsaran 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Kara Gostar with a 66.6 percent probability to win.