ULAANBAATAR (Interstat) — Deren used goals on either side of halftime and another in stoppage time to beat FC Ulaanbaatar 4-1 in a global football match on Tuesday. The home side opened the scoring in the 36th minute, added a second in the 50th, absorbed a response from FC Ulaanbaatar in the 82nd and then sealed the result in the fourth minute of stoppage time. Deren’s victory improved its competition record to 4 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws. FC Ulaanbaatar, which had won each of its first eight competition matches this season, slipped to 8 wins and 1 loss. Both clubs hold the same records across all competitions.

The first half produced a single goal. Deren broke through in the 36th minute and carried that lead into halftime. The home side added to its advantage five minutes after the restart, scoring in the 50th minute. FC Ulaanbaatar, the visiting side, answered in the 82nd minute to briefly raise hopes of a comeback. Deren then closed the match with a goal in the 90th minute plus four, securing the three-goal margin. The goals arrived in order: Deren in the 36th, Deren in the 50th, FC Ulaanbaatar in the 82nd and Deren in the 90th plus fourth.

Batmunkh Baljinnyam recorded 90 minutes and one goal for Deren. His goal was one of Deren’s four and came as the home side maintained pressure through the second half. FC Ulaanbaatar had entered the match with a strong run of form, having won its previous two competition matches, but could not recover from the two-goal halftime deficit. Deren had lost to Hunters and drawn with Central Stallions in its two most recent competition matches before Tuesday, making the home victory a needed response. FC Ulaanbaatar had also won the previous head-to-head meeting this season, but Deren reversed that outcome at home.

Deren’s two-goal lead at halftime forced FC Ulaanbaatar to chase the game after the break. The visitors’ goal in the 82nd minute gave them a late lifeline, but Deren’s stoppage-time goal ended the comeback attempt. Deren’s win marked its fourth in the competition this season and its first against FC Ulaanbaatar in the current campaign after the earlier loss. FC Ulaanbaatar’s only loss in the competition this season came in this match, leaving it with eight wins from nine matches. Deren’s record includes three losses and two draws, while FC Ulaanbaatar’s record includes one loss. The head-to-head meeting earlier this season went to FC Ulaanbaatar, but Deren’s home performance produced a different result. The visitors’ eight-match competition winning streak ended with the loss.

Deren’s earlier results this season included wins over Hunters, Khaan Khuns-Erchim and Khovd Western, along with draws against Central Stallions and Khovd. FC Ulaanbaatar’s earlier wins included victories over Central Stallions, Hunters, Deren, Khovd Western, Khaan Khuns-Erchim and Ulaangom City. FC Ulaanbaatar is set to host Hunters in its next game. The competition record for Deren is now 4 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws. FC Ulaanbaatar is 8 wins and 1 loss in the competition. Those marks are identical across all competitions for both clubs. The win allowed Deren to close the match with the kind of late goal that removed any remaining uncertainty, and the visitors were left with a single consolation goal from the 82nd minute.

Entering the match, Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Deren 1, FC Ulaanbaatar 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave Deren a 52.3 percent probability to win. The projection had favored a draw, and the ELO figure made Deren a slight favorite before kickoff. The total score of 5 went under the over/under line of 4.5.