diff --git a/backend/services/autoFetchMatchResultsService.js b/backend/services/autoFetchMatchResultsService.js
index 209b092d..c6d8e0e6 100644
--- a/backend/services/autoFetchMatchResultsService.js
+++ b/backend/services/autoFetchMatchResultsService.js
@@ -20,7 +20,22 @@ class AutoFetchMatchResultsService {
     }
 
     if (typeof rawValue === 'string') {
-      const match = rawValue.match(/^(\d{4})-(\d{2})-(\d{2})(?:[T\s](\d{2}):(\d{2})(?::(\d{2}))?)?/);
+      const normalized = rawValue.trim();
+      const hasExplicitTimezone = /(?:Z|[+-]\d{2}:?\d{2})$/i.test(normalized);
+
+      // ISO values with explicit timezone are often UTC timestamps.
+      // Convert them to local clock time before persisting date/time parts.
+      if (hasExplicitTimezone) {
+        const zoned = new Date(normalized);
+        if (!Number.isNaN(zoned.getTime())) {
+          return {
+            date: new Date(zoned.getFullYear(), zoned.getMonth(), zoned.getDate(), 0, 0, 0, 0),
+            time: `${String(zoned.getHours()).padStart(2, '0')}:${String(zoned.getMinutes()).padStart(2, '0')}:${String(zoned.getSeconds()).padStart(2, '0')}`
+          };
+        }
+      }
+
+      const match = normalized.match(/^(\d{4})-(\d{2})-(\d{2})(?:[T\s](\d{2}):(\d{2})(?::(\d{2}))?)?/);
       if (match) {
         const [, year, month, day, hour = '00', minute = '00', second = '00'] = match;
         return {