Potăsă Turda beat Sucava 26:22 in the National League on Sunday. The hosts took all three points from a match against the second-placed side, ending their winless start with a victory they had not managed in their previous two outings. Sucava, who had won all three of their opening games, suffered their first defeat of the campaign.
The result moves Potăsă Turda out of the bottom half of the table, though they remain in eighth place with three points now on the board. Sucava drop to third, their six points halved after the loss. The gap between them and the leaders has not changed, but the complexion of the mid-table has shifted.
Potăsă Turda had drawn one and lost two before this match. Their recent form showed flashes — a 25:25 draw against Minaur Băia Mare and a narrow 26:24 win over Conuh Żywiec — but consistency had been elusive. Sucava, by contrast, had been relentless: 35:33, 35:27, 27:24 in their three victories before heading to Turda.
and here's the thing, we had tipped the hosts to win at 58 per cent confidence. It played out as forecast. Sucava's high line was picked apart in the second half, and Potăsă Turda's home support felt the pressure to deliver after weeks of frustration. The visitors had the game won inside twenty minutes, but the hosts refused to let them go.
Three points now separate Potăsă Turda from the relegation zone, while Sucava have lost their perfect record. The table goes out the window in these games, but the momentum has shifted. A win like this changes how a season is felt before it is even measured.
