Cetatea Suceava faced Satu Mare in Liga II's Regular Season - 3 on 2026-08-15. The hosts secured a clean 2:0 victory at home. The result keeps them in 10th place in the table.
G. Raducan opened the scoring in the sixth minute. To be fair, the visitors had been struggling, having lost 0:5 to Minaur Baya-Mare in their most recent outing. By then, the home side had already taken control of the match. And here's the thing - the early goal changed everything.
The match saw several cautions, with yellow cards arriving at the 23rd, 31st, 66th, and 71st minutes. Aftanache doubled the lead in the 59th minute. And here's the thing - the second goal killed any hope of a comeback.
Sixty-six minutes saw three changes for Satu Mare: V. Ardeiu, R. Suciu, and S. Jurj entered the fray. The visitors attempted to find an answer, but the home side held firm. Ferhaoui, Fulop, and Raducan were brought on for Cetatea Suceava in the 72nd minute. Bai and Golofca followed for the hosts at 78 and 80 minutes.
Golda entered for Satu Mare at the 87th minute as the visitors searched for something to play for. An eighth yellow card arrived at the 82nd minute as tensions rose. The result leaves the hosts in 10th place with 8 points from 6 games, while Satu Mare remain rooted at the bottom with just 3 points.