On Nov 28th, Botoşani plays host to Voluntari in a clash of these two evenly matched Liga 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Botoşani is fresh off their 1-3 loss against FCSB. Christopher Braun scored the first goal for Botoşani in the 24th minute, then Dragos Gheorghe tied it up for FCSB in the 77th minute on a feed from Octavian Popescu But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 86th minute on a goal by Ianis Stoica. Botoşani is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed Voluntari is fresh off their 2-1 win against Dinamo Bucureşti. Deian Cristian Sorescu struck first for Dinamo Bucureşti in the 5th minute on a feed from Gabriel Torje, then Vadim Rata tied it up for Voluntari in the 19th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 65th minute on a goal by Gheorghe to cap off a wild match. Voluntari looks to continue their winning ways, having 7 wins in their last 10 matches.
Botoşani and Voluntari last played eachother at the Stadionul Anghel Iordanescu on Saturday Jul 24th. Botoşani was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Mihai Roman struck first for Botoşani in the 70th minute on a feed from Alexandru Tiganasu, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Voluntari was frustrated by Botoşani’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Botoşani ended the match with the shutout victory.
Rata has been the most prolific scorer on Voluntari in the last 5 matches with two goals. Bogdan Racovitan has been the most prolific scorer on Botoşani in the last 5 matches with 2 goals.