SFÂNTU GHEORGHE, Romania (Interstat) — FC Botosani, the home team, defeated UTA Arad 2-0 on Saturday at Stadionul Municipal. Sebastian Mailat and Lima Lucas De Vega were key performers for FC Botosani, with De Vega scoring in the 17th minute. De Vega was booked in the 56th minute. UTA Arad’s D. Taroi was cautioned in the 25th, S. Mino in the 65th, A. Benga in the 69th and D. Pospelov in stoppage time. FC Botosani’s S. Bodisteanu received a yellow card in the 81st. UTA Arad made substitutions in the 27th, 46th, 72nd and 79th minutes. FC Botosani substituted Mailat and Z. Mitrov in the 71st, De Vega in the 72nd, E. Papa in the 81st and H. Ongenda in the 85th. UTA Arad dropped to 0-1 in the competition and 0-1 overall. FC Botosani improved to 1-0 in the competition and 2-1 overall. FC Botosani is set to visit Dinamo Bucuresti in the Superliga and later travel to UTA Arad in the Cupa României.