Băcău beat Steaua 3-0 in the third matchday of Liga II on Saturday. The home side put their recent form on show with goals from A. Pavel, P. Mitrica twice and R. Moise, while the visitors added nothing to their solitary point from five games.
Pavel opened the scoring in the ninth minute before Mitrica struck twice in quick succession thirteen and fourteen minutes in. The visitors found the net through Moise in the seventy-fifth minute, though the official result still reads 3-0.
There were four yellow cards on display. D. Luncasu and S. Pacionel joined two unnamed players before the break, while I. Dinu collected his in the seventy-third minute. Substitutions came thick and fast: Băcău brought on C. A. Albu and D. Barbu just after the hour, then G. Cirstean, S. Pacionel, D. Luncasu, E. Calugarescu and S. Camara in the second half.
The statistics told a familiar story. Băcău held forty percent possession against Steaua's sixty, but managed thirty-six attacks to the visitors' thirty-eight. The hosts registered three shots on target and four off, while Steaua mustered four on target and two wide.
Băcău move up the table with this result. They sit eighth with eight points from five games, two wins and two draws. Steaua languish in twenty-second place with just one point from their opening five fixtures.
The home side have won three of their last five matches, including back-to-back 3-0 victories. Steaua have lost four of their last five games and failed to find the net in two of those defeats.