TÂRGU MUREȘ, Romania (Interstat) — Chindia Targoviste scored three times in the opening 29 minutes and added a fourth goal after halftime to defeat FC ASA Tg. Mures 4-2 on Tuesday at Academia de Sport. Sekou Camara needed less than a minute to put Chindia ahead, scoring in the first minute. He struck again in the 21st minute to make it 2-0. Alexandru Baluta extended the lead in the 29th minute, giving the visitors a three-goal advantage. FC ASA Tg. Mures responded through Andrei Moga in the 45th minute, and the home side trailed 3-1 at halftime. Rares Mihai scored Chindia’s fourth goal in the 75th minute. FC ASA Tg. Mures finished with two goals, while Chindia Targoviste finished with four.

Camara was Chindia Targoviste’s top performer, recording two goals while playing all 90 minutes. Baluta and Mihai each added one goal while playing the full match. Moga scored one of FC ASA Tg. Mures’ two goals and also played 90 minutes. Chindia’s attacking production came from Camara’s early brace and Mihai’s second-half finish. FC ASA Tg. Mures got a goal just before halftime through Moga and added another goal in the match, but it could not close the gap after Mihai’s 75th-minute strike. Chindia controlled the scoreboard early and maintained its advantage after the interval, even as FC ASA Tg. Mures made an early change and tried to find a way back into the match. The home side’s scoring came in the 45th minute and later in the contest, and it was unable to add another goal after Mihai’s strike. Chindia’s scoring was spread among three players, with Camara accounting for half of the team’s total.

Chindia Targoviste’s Totti was shown a yellow card in the 27th minute. FC ASA Tg. Mures was booked three times after the break, receiving yellow cards in the 50th and 51st minutes and again in the 90th minute plus one minute of stoppage time. FC ASA Tg. Mures made the earliest change of the match, substituting Iancu A. F. in the fourth minute. The match produced six goals and four yellow cards, with Chindia holding the lead for most of the contest after Camara’s first-minute strike. The fourth-minute substitution for FC ASA Tg. Mures was the only substitution listed in the match report. Totti’s booking came with Chindia leading 2-0, and FC ASA Tg. Mures’ three yellow cards came after halftime as the home side tried to slow Chindia’s attack.

The win improved Chindia Targoviste to 2-0 in the competition and 3-0 across all competitions. FC ASA Tg. Mures fell to 0-2 in the competition and 0-2 across all competitions. Chindia had entered after competition wins against Concordia and Petrolul (Rou), including a 3-2 victory over Concordia and a 1-0 win over Petrolul (Rou). FC ASA Tg. Mures had lost its previous competition match 1-0 at Metalul Buzau. Chindia’s unbeaten start across all competitions continued, while FC ASA Tg. Mures remained without a win in its two matches. The result gave Chindia a second competition victory of the season and kept the team perfect in competition play. FC ASA Tg. Mures remained winless after two competition matches and two matches across all competitions.

Chindia Targoviste’s victory at Academia de Sport followed a pair of competition victories and kept the team unbeaten in the competition. FC ASA Tg. Mures remained in search of its first competition win after its previous 1-0 loss at Metalul Buzau. Camara was the top star for Chindia, and his two-goal effort set the tone before Baluta and Mihai added goals. Moga’s 45th-minute goal gave FC ASA Tg. Mures a response before halftime, but the home side could not build on it after Mihai scored in the 75th minute. The match was played on Tuesday at Academia de Sport in Târgu Mureș.

Before the match, Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of FC ASA Tg. Mures 2, Chindia Targoviste 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave Chindia Targoviste a 51.4 percent probability to win, and Chindia was installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 6 went under the over/under line of 2.5.