On Thursday Sep 1st, in week 8, Botoşani will host Argeş at Stadionul Municipal in a clash of these two evenly matched Liga 1 teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 4th placed Botoşani, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against CFR Cluj. Sekou Camara struck first for Botoşani in the 31st minute on a feed from Andrei Tîrcoveanu, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, CFR Cluj couldn’t muster any offence and Botoşani ran away with the shutout win. Botoşani is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 3rd placed Argeş, recorded a 2-1 win against Chindia Târgovişte. Doru Popadiuc scored the first goal for Chindia Târgovişte in the 30th minute, then Paul Arnold Garita tied it up for Argeş in the 58th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 76th minute on a goal by Alexandru Ișfan to cap off a wild match. Argeş is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Both Alexandru Ișfan and Paul Arnold Garita have been the hottest scorers for Argeş in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals each. Botoşani is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Sebastian Mailat and Florescu each having 2 goals in their last 5.