On the 16th of December, Voluntari hosts SSC Farul in a clash of the Liga 1. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 9th placed Voluntari, recorded a 1-1 draw against Sepsi. Alexandru Tudorie struck first for Sepsi in the 21st minute on a feed from Branislav Niňaj, then in the 76th minute, Merloi George Cristian sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Adam Nemec earning them at least the one point. Voluntari is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while 1st placed SSC Farul is fresh off their 0-4 loss against Hermannstadt. Balaure struck first for Hermannstadt in the 2nd minute on a feed from Oprut, then Silviu Nicolae Balaure added another in the 54th minute In the end, SSC Farul was frustrated by Hermannstadt’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Hermannstadt ended the match with the shutout victory. SSC Farul is on a hot streak lately, having won 7 of their last 10.
On Aug 22nd, SSC Farul hosted Voluntari in their last match together. SSC Farul was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Patricio Matricardi struck first for Voluntari in the 24th minute on a feed from Daniel Florea, then Denis Alibec got the equalizer for SSC Farul in the 46th minute on a feed from Andrei Artean But luckily in the 80th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a penalty goal by Ionuț Larie.
SSC Farul is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Alexi Pitu and Denis Alibec each having 3 goals in their last five. For Voluntari, their top scorers are Vitalie Damașcan and Adam Nemec, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.