BUCHAREST (Interstat) — Farul Constanta W scored twice late in the first half and added another goal in the second half to defeat FC Rapid Bucuresti W 3-1 on Wednesday in a global football game. The visiting side moved to two wins and no losses in the competition and two wins and no losses across all competitions. The home side fell to one win and one loss in the competition and one win and one loss across all competitions. FC Rapid Bucuresti W hosted the match.

Ioana Stancu put Farul Constanta W ahead in the 40th minute. Lindsey Porter doubled the advantage in the 44th minute, giving the visitors a two-goal lead before halftime. FC Rapid Bucuresti W answered in the 56th minute when Daniela Preda scored, cutting the margin to 2-1 and giving the home side a path back into the match. Farul Constanta W restored its two-goal cushion in the 76th minute when Jeaqueline Craiovan scored. The visitors held the home side without another goal over the closing stages and finished with three goals overall. FC Rapid Bucuresti W finished with one goal. The scoring sequence ran from Stancu’s opener through Porter’s first-half strike, Preda’s second-half reply and Craiovan’s late finish.

Farul Constanta W led 2-0 at halftime after its goals in the 40th and 44th minutes. FC Rapid Bucuresti W pulled one back in the 56th minute. Farul Constanta W scored again in the 76th minute, and the final 14 minutes passed without another goal. Farul Constanta W took a 2-0 lead into halftime before FC Rapid Bucuresti W cut the deficit. The visitors then re-established a two-goal advantage with the final goal. The home side could not add to its second-half goal, and the visitors closed out the win.

In the key performances, Stancu recorded one goal while playing 90 minutes. Porter recorded one goal while playing 90 minutes. Craiovan recorded one goal while playing 90 minutes. Preda recorded one goal while playing 90 minutes for FC Rapid Bucuresti W. The listed figures were 90 minutes and one goal for each player. Farul Constanta W received goals from three different players, while FC Rapid Bucuresti W’s lone goal came from Preda.

Farul Constanta W entered the match after a 2-1 road win over Politehnica Timisoara W. FC Rapid Bucuresti W entered after a 4-0 road win over Univ. Craiova W. Farul Constanta W’s season record in this competition now stands at two wins and no losses, and its season record across all competitions is also two wins and no losses. FC Rapid Bucuresti W’s season record in this competition is now one win and one loss, and its season record across all competitions is also one win and one loss.

The match remained scoreless until the 40th minute, when Farul Constanta W broke through. The visitors added a second goal four minutes later and took that lead into the interval. FC Rapid Bucuresti W reduced the deficit after the break, but Farul Constanta W answered with the final goal of the game in the 76th minute. The result gave Farul Constanta W a second win in the competition and left FC Rapid Bucuresti W with a split record. Farul Constanta W completed the scoring with Craiovan’s goal and kept the home side from adding to Preda’s strike.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Farul Constanta W 2, FC Rapid Bucuresti W 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Farul Constanta W with an 88.4 percent probability to win. The total score of 4 went over the over-under line of 5.5.