не совпадает время сервера с временем скрипта

помогите, уже голову разбил из за этого скрипта.

В базе занесено время, с начала которого должна появляться надпись Live

на сервере время московское в php.ini

Проблема: текст слишком поздно появляется, почти на пол дня позже

<?php require_once 'templates/site/header.php'; ?>
 
<div class="row" style="padding:15px">
 
    <div class="col-md-6">
        <h1>
            <i class="fa fa-arrow-up"></i>
            Предстоящие матчи
        </h1>
 
        <!-- match('1', '2 hours from now', 'Fnatic', 'Navi', 'fnatic', 'navi', '50%', '50%', 'test info');  -->
        <!-- match('id', 'time', 'team1', 'team2', 'img1', 'img2', 'percent1', 'percent2', 'info');  -->
        <!-- matchOver('1', '2 hours from now', 'Fnatic', 'Navi', 'fnatic', 'navi', '50%', '50%', 'test info', 'winner');  -->
 
 
        <?php 
            $conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);
            if ($conn->connect_error) 
            {
                die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
            }
 
            //$date1 = date('d.m.Y').', '.date('G:i');
 
            $sql = "SELECT * FROM matches WHERE winner='' ORDER BY date ASC";
            $result = $conn->query($sql);
 
            if ($result->num_rows > 0) 
            {
                while($row = $result->fetch_assoc()) 
                {
                    $date = $row['date'].' MSK';
                    $dateReal = $row['date'];
 
                    // bets data, team 1
                    $sql4 = "SELECT * FROM bets WHERE matchId='".$row['id']."' AND betOn='team1'";
                    $result4 = $conn->query($sql4);
 
                    if ($result4->num_rows > 0) 
                    {
                        while($row4 = $result4->fetch_assoc()) 
                        {
                            $betOnTeam1users = mysqli_num_rows($result4);
                        }
                    }
                    elseif ($result4->num_rows <= 0)
                    {
                        $betOnTeam1users = 0;
                    }
 
                    // bets data, team 2
                    $sql5 = "SELECT * FROM bets WHERE matchId='".$row['id']."' AND betOn='team2'";
                    $result5 = $conn->query($sql5);
 
                    if ($result5->num_rows > 0) 
                    {
                        while($row5 = $result5->fetch_assoc()) 
                        {
                            $betOnTeam2users = mysqli_num_rows($result5);
                        }
                    }       
                    elseif ($result5->num_rows <= 0)
                    {
                        $betOnTeam2users = 0;
                    }
 
                    if($betOnTeam1users==0)
                    {
                        $team1Percent = '0';
                        $team2Percent = '100';
                    }
                    if($betOnTeam2users==0)
                    {
                        $team2Percent = '0';
                        $team1Percent = '100';
                    }
                    if($betOnTeam1users==0 && $betOnTeam2users==0)
                    {
                        $team1Percent = '0';
                        $team2Percent = '0';
                    }
 
                    if($betOnTeam1users >= 1 && $betOnTeam2users >= 1)
                    {
                        $betTotal = $betOnTeam1users + $betOnTeam2users;
                        $team1Percent = floor($betOnTeam1users / $betTotal * 100);
                        $team2Percent = ceil($betOnTeam2users / $betTotal * 100);
                    }
 
                    $dateNow = date('d.m.Y, G:i');
                    $live = '';
                    if($dateNow >= $dateReal){$live='<strong style="color:green">LIVE</strong>';} 
 
                    match($row['id'], $date.' '.$live, $row['team1'], $row['team2'], $row['img1'], $row['img2'], $team1Percent.'%', $team2Percent.'%', $row['message']);
                }
            } 
            else 
            {
                echo '<h3>Матчей не найдено</h3>';
            }
        ?>
        
    </div>
 
    <div class="col-md-6">
        <h1>
            <i class="fa fa-arrow-down"></i>
            Прошедшие матчи
        </h1>
        
        <?php 
            $sql2 = "SELECT * FROM matches WHERE winner!='' ORDER BY date DESC LIMIT 6";
            $result = $conn->query($sql2);
 
            if ($result->num_rows > 0) 
            {
                while($row2 = $result->fetch_assoc()) 
                {
                    $date = $row2['date'].' MSK';
 
                    // bets data, team 1
                    $sql4 = "SELECT * FROM bets WHERE matchId='".$row2['id']."' AND betOn='team1'";
                    $result4 = $conn->query($sql4);
 
                    if ($result4->num_rows > 0) 
                    {
                        while($row4 = $result4->fetch_assoc()) 
                        {
                            $betOnTeam1users = mysqli_num_rows($result4);
                        }
                    }
                    elseif ($result4->num_rows <= 0)
                    {
                        $betOnTeam1users = 0;
                    }
 
                    // bets data, team 2
                    $sql5 = "SELECT * FROM bets WHERE matchId='".$row2['id']."' AND betOn='team2'";
                    $result5 = $conn->query($sql5);
 
                    if ($result5->num_rows > 0) 
                    {
                        while($row5 = $result5->fetch_assoc()) 
                        {
                            $betOnTeam2users = mysqli_num_rows($result5);
                        }
                    }       
                    elseif ($result5->num_rows <= 0)
                    {
                        $betOnTeam2users = 0;
                    }
 
                    if($betOnTeam1users==0)
                    {
                        $team1Percent = '0';
                        $team2Percent = '100';
                    }
                    if($betOnTeam2users==0)
                    {
                        $team2Percent = '0';
                        $team1Percent = '100';
                    }
                    if($betOnTeam1users==0 && $betOnTeam2users==0)
                    {
                        $team1Percent = '0';
                        $team2Percent = '0';
                    }
 
                    if($betOnTeam1users >= 1 && $betOnTeam2users >= 1)
                    {
                        $betTotal = $betOnTeam1users + $betOnTeam2users;
                        $team1Percent = floor($betOnTeam1users / $betTotal * 100);
                        $team2Percent = ceil($betOnTeam2users / $betTotal * 100);
                    }
 
                    matchOver($row2['id'], $date, $row2['team1'], $row2['team2'], $row2['img1'], $row2['img2'], $team1Percent.'%', $team2Percent.'%', $row2['message'], $row2['winner']);
                }
            } 
            else 
            {
                echo '<h3>Матчей не найдено</h3>';
            }
 
            $conn->close();
        ?>
    </div>
</div>
 
 
 
 
<?php require_once 'templates/site/footer.php'; ?>