Concordia took all three points from KETATYA SUCEAVA on Saturday, closing out a 3-1 victory in the Liga II Regular Season opener. The away side had already established leadership by the time the clock reached twenty minutes, when Sergio Carrasco doubled the advantage. To be fair, the home side had started brighter, but Concordia's organisation shifted the momentum.
Mihai Bălașa opened the scoring in the eleventh minute, and that early strike set the tone for Concordia's approach. KETATYA SUCEAVA pushed back, but a yellow card for I. Huluba in the twenty-third minute showed they were struggling to contain the visitors. Ricardo Farcas came on for the hosts at the break, but the game had already slipped away.
Concordia extended their lead in the second half. David Gabriel found the net in the fifty-fourth minute, and the visitors were never seriously challenged after that. An unnamed goal in the eighty-fifth minute sealed the result, though the minute is not recorded. By then, the match was decided.
Discipline did not improve for the home side. Three further yellow cards were issued in the closing stages, with the first coming in the forty-seventh minute. KETATYA SUCEAVA gave away too many cheap fouls, and the table goes out of the window in these games. The visitors showed more control throughout.
Concordia move up to sixth place with twelve points from six games, while KETATYA SUCEAVA remain tenth on eight. The away side have won four and lost two, a record that reflects their consistency. The hosts have dropped points in three of their last six, and the gap is growing.
Recent form suggests Concordia fancy their chances. They beat Chindia 3-2 and dismantled LPS HD Clinceni 6-0, though they drew with Steaua and Satul Mare before a narrow loss to ACS Afumeni. This result extends their unbeaten run and shows they are running out of games to drop points.
