SELIMBAR, Romania (Interstat) — Selimbar scored in the second minute of stoppage time and defeated FC ASA Tg. Mures 1-0 on Sunday, turning a match that had stayed level through regulation into a home victory. The deciding goal arrived in the 90th minute plus two, ending a contest in which the visitors could not find an equalizing response. Selimbar played as the home side and held its narrow advantage through the final moments after the late breakthrough. The match was part of the Liga II schedule.

The match remained scoreless for nearly the entire contest. Selimbar’s breakthrough came after a long spell in which both sides traded possession without producing a goal. FC ASA Tg. Mures was unable to answer after falling behind, and the final whistle came shortly after the goal. The result gave Selimbar a win in the competition and left FC ASA Tg. Mures still searching for its first victory of the season. The late goal was the only scoring listed in the match information. The home side took the lead only at the end, and the visitors had little time to respond. The visitors pressed for a response in the closing minutes but could not break through.

Discipline shaped parts of the match. Selimbar received a yellow card in the 15th minute, FC ASA Tg. Mures was booked in the 67th minute, and Selimbar picked up another yellow card in the 81st minute. No further cards were listed. The late goal made the difference in a contest that had been tight across the opening hour and into the final stretch. Selimbar’s home victory came after it had gone through a difficult run of results.

FC ASA Tg. Mures’s record in this competition is now 0 wins and 3 losses. Its record across all competitions is also 0 wins and 3 losses. Selimbar’s record in this competition is now 2 wins, 6 losses and 3 draws, while its record across all competitions is 3 wins, 8 losses and 3 draws. The victory improves Selimbar’s competition record and adds to its overall season mark.

FC ASA Tg. Mures entered the match after a 4-2 home loss to Chindia Targoviste and a 1-0 loss at Metalul Buzau in its previous competition matches. Those results left the visiting side without a win in the competition and without a win across all competitions. FC ASA Tg. Mures remained at 0 wins and 3 losses in both categories after the late goal against Selimbar.

Selimbar entered the match after a 5-0 loss at Concordia, a 1-0 home loss to Unirea Slobozia, a 2-0 loss at Corvinul, a 2-1 loss at Slatina and a 4-0 loss at Chindia. Earlier in the season, Selimbar drew 1-1 with Metalul at home, won 1-0 at Dinamo, drew 1-1 at home with Afumati, lost 3-1 at home to FC Botosani and lost 3-1 at Metaloglobus Bucharest. The home side’s recent form included several difficult results before the late victory.

Selimbar’s upcoming schedule includes a trip to Satu Mare, a home match against Stefanesti, a trip to SC Popesti, a home match against Steaua, a trip to Ramnicu Valcea, a home match against FC Bacau, a trip to CSC Dumbravita, a home match against Resita, a trip to Cetatea and a home match against Oradea. The win over FC ASA Tg. Mures gives Selimbar a result to carry into that stretch of Liga II fixtures.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of FC ASA Tg. Mures 3, Selimbar 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Selimbar with a 51.4 percent probability to win. FC ASA Tg. Mures had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 1 went over the over-under line of 2.5.