RESITA, Romania (Interstat) — CSM Resita used an early goal from Cristian Barbut to beat Gloria Bistrita 1-0 in a football match on Sunday at Stadionul Mircea Chivu. Barbut scored in the seventh minute and played the full 90 minutes for the home side. CSM Resita held the lead through a match that included eight yellow cards and one red card. The home side finished with one goal, while the visitors were held scoreless.

The lone goal arrived when Barbut converted in the 7th minute, giving CSM Resita a lead it protected for the remainder of the match. The goal was the only score of the game. CSM Resita collected yellow cards in the 17th, 19th, 35th, 64th and 66th minutes, and the home side was reduced to 10 players when it received a red card in the 65th minute. Gloria Bistrita received yellow cards in the 69th and 78th minutes, while CSM Resita was booked again in the 90th minute plus two. The disciplinary sequence left the home side with a one-goal advantage to defend over the closing stages.

The result left both teams with identical records in the competition. Gloria Bistrita is now 2 wins and 2 losses in the competition and 3 wins and 2 losses across all competitions. CSM Resita is now 2 wins and 2 losses in the competition and 2 wins and 2 losses across all competitions. Both sides have identical competition records after the match, and the home win gave CSM Resita the result on the day.

Gloria Bistrita had entered the match after a 1-0 win over FCSB, a 2-1 win over CSC Dumbravita, a 3-0 loss at FC Bacau and a 1-0 win over Ramnicu Valcea. CSM Resita had lost 2-0 at FC Bihor, lost 2-0 to Cetatea Suceava at home and beaten CSM Slatina 3-1 at home. The visitors could not find an equalizer against a Resita side that protected its early breakthrough. CSM Resita managed the closing minutes with the lead intact and kept Gloria Bistrita off the scoreboard.

CSM Resita’s Cristian Barbut had a statline of 90 minutes and one goal. The home side’s goal in the 7th minute was the difference after a match with eight yellow cards and one red card. Gloria Bistrita was unable to answer despite late bookings against CSM Resita. The visitors finished with no goals, while CSM Resita finished with one.

The first half produced the only goal and four yellow cards for CSM Resita. The second half brought a red card for CSM Resita in the 65th minute, a yellow card for CSM Resita in the 66th, yellow cards for Gloria Bistrita in the 69th and 78th minutes and a final yellow card for CSM Resita in the 90th minute plus two. CSM Resita played the final stages with 10 players and held its one-goal advantage. The match was played at Stadionul Mircea Chivu in Resita, with CSM Resita as the home team and Gloria Bistrita as the visiting team. The game was played on Sunday. The home side’s early goal remained the only score through the final whistle, and the visitors could not produce a response. The final whistle confirmed the 1-0 result at full time after the second half concluded.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Gloria Bistrita 2, CSM Resita 1, before the match, and the ELO system had projected Gloria Bistrita with a 56.7 percent probability to win. CSM Resita 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.