Sporting Liesti defeated Unirea Branistea 4-2 in a Copa encounter played in Romania. The visitors scored four times with the scorers unavailable from match data while the hosts replied twice also with scorers listed as unavailable.

First-Half Flow

The match began with both sides feeling each other out until the 20th minute when Sporting Liesti took the lead through a goal whose scorer remained unavailable from the provided timeline. Unirea Branistea responded with a corner in the 29th minute but could not find an equalizer. A yellow card was shown to Unirea Branistea in the 32nd minute followed by a yellow card to Sporting Liesti in the 36th minute. Unirea Branistea earned two more corners in the 38th and 39th minutes yet the half ended with Sporting Liesti ahead 1-0.

Second-Half Action and Goals

The second half opened with another yellow card to Unirea Branistea in the 46th minute. Sporting Liesti quickly doubled their advantage with a goal in the 47th minute where the scorer was unavailable from match data. Unirea Branistea pulled one back in the 58th minute though the scorer again was unavailable. Sporting Liesti restored their two-goal cushion just a minute later in the 59th minute with the scorer unavailable from the timeline. A yellow card followed for Sporting Liesti in the 60th minute and Unirea Branistea earned a corner in the same minute. Further yellow cards were issued to Unirea Branistea in the 62nd 78th and 83rd minutes. Sporting Liesti added a fourth goal in the 72nd minute with the scorer unavailable from match data. Unirea Branistea scored their second goal late in the half although the exact minute was not recorded in the data leaving the final score 4-2.

Key Statistics and Takeaway

Unirea Branistea accumulated five yellow cards compared with two for Sporting Liesti while the home side recorded all four corners and Sporting Liesti had none. No red cards or penalty kicks were awarded to either team and three minutes of injury time were added. The match timeline showed Sporting Liesti controlling the scoring bursts especially after half time despite the hosts earning set-piece opportunities. Visit AltBets for live scores and additional Copa updates from Romania.