In a weekend match in week 30, on Friday Mar 10th, Universitatea Craiova and UTA Arad will play a match in Craiova in a clash of the Liga 1. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Universitatea Craiova is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Petrolul 52. Andrei Virgil Ivan struck first for Universitatea Craiova in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Petrolul 52 was frustrated by Universitatea Craiova’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Universitatea Craiova ended the match with the shutout victory. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Universitatea Craiova should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, 14th placed UTA Arad, recorded a 3-1 win against FCSB. Joonas Tamm scored the first goal for UTA Arad on an own goal in the 14th minute, then in the 18th minute, Joyskim Dawa Tchakonte sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Florinel Teodor Coman. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
UTA Arad and Universitatea Craiova last played eachother at the Stadionul Motorul on the 23rd of October. Universitatea Craiova was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Aly Abeid scored the first goal for UTA Arad in the 13th minute, then in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time, Dan Nistor sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Baiaram Finally they completed the comback in the 57th minute on a goal by Baiaram to cap off a wild match.
UTA Arad is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Stefan Milosevic and Pop each having 2 goals in their last five. Andrei Virgil Ivan has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 4 goals for Universitatea Craiova.