SFÂNTU GHEORGHE, Romania (Interstat) — Ramnicu Valcea scored three times after halftime and beat Farcasesti 4-1 on Tuesday at Stadionul Municipal. The home team broke through early, absorbed a brief second-half response and then pulled away with two late goals. Ramnicu Valcea improved to 1-1 in the competition, while Farcasesti dropped to 0-1. The home team’s win came in a match that counted toward the competition standings.

Ramnicu Valcea opened the scoring in the 14th minute and carried a 1-0 lead into halftime. The home side held most of the possession before the break and repeatedly pushed into the attacking third, forcing Farcasesti to defend deep. Farcasesti, the visiting team, tried to slow the tempo and limit space behind its midfield, but it struggled to keep the ball for long stretches and created few clear chances in the opening 45 minutes. Ramnicu Valcea’s early goal remained the difference at the interval. The visitors’ back line held after the early goal, but Ramnicu Valcea kept circulating the ball and probing both flanks.

Ramnicu Valcea doubled its lead in the 55th minute. Farcasesti responded in the 64th minute with its lone goal, cutting the deficit to 2-1 and briefly shifting the match’s momentum. The second goal gave Ramnicu Valcea more room to operate, and Farcasesti’s reply came during a stronger spell for the visitors. The visitors pushed forward in search of an equalizer, but Ramnicu Valcea steadied at the back and restored a two-goal advantage in the 77th minute. Ramnicu Valcea added its fourth goal in the 89th minute to close the scoring. Ramnicu Valcea’s late goals came after Farcasesti had pushed numbers forward in an effort to level the match.

The result left Ramnicu Valcea at 1-1 in the competition and Farcasesti at 0-1. Across all competitions, Ramnicu Valcea now has six wins, seven losses and three draws, while Farcasesti has two wins, six losses and one draw. Ramnicu Valcea had won two of its previous three matches before Tuesday, including a high-scoring victory in its most recent outing. Farcasesti entered the match having managed two wins and a draw in its previous eight matches across all competitions, a run that included several narrow defeats.

Stadionul Municipal hosted the match in Sfântu Gheorghe, and Ramnicu Valcea made the most of its chances after taking the early lead. Farcasesti’s goal gave the visitors a brief lift, but Ramnicu Valcea answered with two more goals in the final 13 minutes of regulation. The closing stretch allowed Ramnicu Valcea to finish with a comfortable margin and hand Farcasesti a competition loss. The final goal came in the closing minutes and capped a strong finish for the home team. Farcasesti could not find a second goal after its 64th-minute strike.

Farcasesti’s previous results this season included losses to CS U Craiova II, CSM Targu Jiu, Unirea Bascov, Academica Bals and CS Drobeta-Turnu Severin, along with wins over Petrolul Hartiesti and Minerul Lupeni and a draw against Jiul Petrosani. Ramnicu Valcea’s recent form included wins over CS Din. Bucuresti, Afumati, Oradea and CSC Dumbravita, along with losses to Metaloglobus Bucharest, Politehnica Timisoara, Gloria Bistrita, Ludogorets, Cetatea and Resita. The result added to a difficult run for Farcasesti and a more mixed stretch for Ramnicu Valcea.

Ramnicu Valcea is scheduled to host Metalul next, then visit Chindia, host Selimbar and visit Slobozia in competition play. Later scheduled matches include a home game against Chiajna, a trip to Targu Mures, a home match against Satu Mare and a visit to Stefanesti. The schedule gives Ramnicu Valcea a busy run of competition fixtures after the result. The team’s next competition matches will stretch across the coming weeks.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Ramnicu Valcea 2, Farcasesti 2. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Ramnicu Valcea with a 77 percent probability to win.