On the 17th of March, Voluntari will host Hermannstadt at Stadionul Anghel Iordanescu in a clash of these two mismatched Liga 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Voluntari sits at 10th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Chindia Târgovişte. Vitalie Damașcan scored the first goal for Voluntari in the 15th minute, then Godberg Cooper tied it up for Chindia Târgovişte in the 71st minute earning Chindia Târgovişte a comeback draw. Voluntari looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while hermannstadt is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against U Craiova 1948. Danny Henriques struck first for Hermannstadt on an own goal in the 69th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed U Craiova 1948 couldn’t manage to score, and Hermannstadt took the shutout win. Hermannstadt is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Voluntari was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Cristian Ionut Costin scored the first goal for Voluntari in the 16th minute, then Adam Nemec added another in the 72nd minute In the end, Hermannstadt was frustrated by Voluntari’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Voluntari ended the match with the shutout victory.
Hermannstadt is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Matko Babić and Silviu Nicolae Balaure each only have 1 goal in their last five. Voluntari’s most prolific scorer has been Vitalie Damașcan. The attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.