Metaloglobus claimed a 2-1 victory away at Unirea Slobozia in Liga II's Regular Season round 4 on Monday. The visitors survived an early storm and held firm after Erico Da Silva's 93rd-minute strike settled the matter.
Unirea came out firing. G. Bobal opened the scoring at seven minutes, another goal followed at eight, and Bobal added a second just three minutes later. The hosts looked comfortable until N. Constantinescu pulled one back for Metaloglobus at 62 minutes. Then Da Silva made it 1-2 in the dying moments.
Both managers reshuffled their lines in the second half. A. Dumitru came on for Unirea at the restart, while R. Necsulescu was introduced in the 58th minute. Metaloglobus brought on R. Gradinaru at 68, with I. Ndon following in the 76th. Unirea made double changes in the 78th, bringing on D. Rimpa and D. Todoran, before adding L. Stoica and A. Sava in the 84th.
A. Irimia picked up a yellow card for Unirea at 58 minutes, with another booking coming for the hosts at 59, though the recipient was not specified. The visitors had just one yellow card between them.
The statistics showed a fairly even contest. Both sides held 50% possession, though Metaloglobus generated more attacks (85 to 71) and corners (8 to 3). Unirea took more shots off target (9 to 4), while both teams landed four shots on target.
The result leaves Unirea rooted to 22nd place with just one point from five games. They have yet to taste victory, with four losses and a single draw. Metaloglobus sit 11th with seven points, having won twice and lost twice in the same span.
