In a friendly game on Thursday, Romanian club UTA Arad thrashed lower-tier team Avantul Periam with goals from Ghanaian attacker Godberg Barry Cooper.
Since the start of the 2023–24 season, the Ghanaian forward with Italian ancestry has scored one in four games in the top division of Romania.
In their second friendly match of the week, the Romanian Liga team thrashed Avantul 5-1 at the Sannicolau Mic Stadium.
Teenage player Rares Pop scored the game’s first goal in the 18th minute, and Brazilian midfielder Marcelo Freitas made it 2-0 after three minutes.
Before halftime, Cooper’s goal in the 32nd minute with a beautiful finish gave UTA a bigger lead.
Raul Stanciu and Dutch attacker Kyvon Leidsman both scored one goal in the second half to give UTA a win.