In a weekend match in week 5, on Sunday Aug 14th, Voluntari plays host to Sepsi in a meeting of these two evenly matched Liga 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 32 degrees, which may be tiring for the players. 7th placed Voluntari is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Hermannstadt. Alhassan struck first for Hermannstadt in the 23rd minute, then Baba Alhassan added another in the 34th minute on a feed from Sota Mino. Voluntari is looking for direction having 2 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 6th placed Sepsi, recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against UTA Arad. Sepsi had 10 on net, and UTA Arad had 9, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Sepsi is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Voluntari won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Both Vitalie Damașcan and Cătălin Golofca have been the hottest scorers for Sepsi in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Voluntari’s top weapon lately has been Daniel Florea, who has three goals in the last 5 matches.