In this week 23 match, on Fri Jan 27th, Universitatea Cluj plays host to Rapid Bucuresti in a clash of the Liga 1. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 2 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 14th placed Universitatea Cluj is fresh off their 2-1 win against Voluntari. Mamadou Thiam scored the first goal for Universitatea Cluj in the 37th minute, then Vitalie Damașcan tied it up for Voluntari in the 62nd minute. Universitatea Cluj is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while rapid Bucuresti is fresh off their 3-0 shutout win against Sepsi. Marko Dugandžić struck first for Rapid Bucuresti in the 5th minute on a feed from Mattias Käit, then Marko Dugandžić added another in the 13th minute In the end, Sepsi couldn’t muster any offence and Rapid Bucuresti ran away with the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Rapid Bucuresti should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, Rapid Bucuresti was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Marko Dugandžić struck first for Rapid Bucuresti in the 80th minute on a penalty, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Universitatea Cluj couldn’t manage to score, and Rapid Bucuresti took the shutout win. Universitatea Cluj’s top weapon lately has been Mamadou Thiam, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.