Week 28 brings us a match on Mar 1st, where Rapid Bucuresti will travel to Botoşani to battle Botoşani in a clash of the Liga 1. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Botoşani is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Universitatea Cluj. Mamadou Thiam struck first for Universitatea Cluj in the 28th minute on a feed from Ovidiu Bic, then Mamadou Thiam added another in the 84th minute In the end, Botoşani was frustrated by Universitatea Cluj’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Universitatea Cluj ended the match with the shutout victory. Botoşani is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while rapid Bucuresti is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Chindia Târgovişte. Marko Dugandžić struck first for Rapid Bucuresti in the 66th minute on a penalty kick, then Deian Boldor added another on an own goal in the 68th minute In the end, Chindia Târgovişte was frustrated by Rapid Bucuresti’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Rapid Bucuresti ended the match with the shutout victory. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Rapid Bucuresti should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, Rapid Bucuresti and Botoşani battled to a 1-1 draw. Alexandru Tiganasu scored the first goal for Botoşani in the 38th minute, then Junior Maranhão tied it up for Rapid Bucuresti in the 82nd minute earning them at least the one point.
Marko Dugandžić has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Rapid Bucuresti. Botoşani is fortunate enough to have Sebastian Mailat in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored four goals.