Concordia edges CSM Slatina 2‑1 behind first-half goals

SLATINA, Romania (Interstat) — Concordia scored twice before halftime and held off CSM Slatina 2-1 on Sunday at Stadionul Metalurgistul. Din Sula opened the scoring in the 38th minute and was substituted after 65 minutes. Alexis Chamorro doubled the lead in the 41st minute and played 59 minutes. Robert Lapadatescu pulled one back for CSM Slatina in the 80th minute during a 34-minute appearance. Concordia is now 2-1-1 in the competition and 2-2-2 overall. CSM Slatina is 1-3-0 in the competition and 1-4-1 overall. The match produced 10 yellow cards. Ghindovean was booked in the 20th and 57th minutes, Sorescu in the 34th, Dumitrascu in the 35th, Baraitaru in the 40th, Pareja in the 61st and Padureanu in the 64th. Additional bookings came in the 82nd and 89th minutes and in the fourth minute of stoppage time. CSM Slatina made four substitutions by the 56th minute, and Concordia made three changes from the 59th through the 65th.