On the 18th of February, Hermannstadt hosts UTA Arad in a meeting of these two Liga 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 13th placed Hermannstadt, recorded a 0-2 loss against Petrolul 52. Jair struck first for Petrolul 52 in the 15th minute, then Christian Irobiso added another in the 45th minute on a feed from Constantin Budescu In the end, Hermannstadt was frustrated by Petrolul 52’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Petrolul 52 ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while uTA Arad sits at 15th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Botoşani. Stefan Milosevic struck first for UTA Arad in the 4th minute on a penalty shot, then Stefan Milosevic added another in the 11th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
Hermannstadt and UTA Arad last played eachother at the Stadionul Motorul on Sat Sep 17th. Hermannstadt took the match by a score of 2 to 1. Virgiliu Postolachi scored the first goal for UTA Arad in the 29th minute on a penalty kick, then Baba Alhassan tied it up for Hermannstadt in the 36th minute on a penalty kick Finally they completed the comback victory in the 96th minute on a goal by Alhassan to cap off a wild match.
UTA Arad’s top weapon lately has been Stefan Milosevic, who has 3 goals in the last 5 matches.