Week 19 features a match on Fri Dec 2nd, where Petrolul 52 hosts Universitatea Cluj in a Liga 1 match. Petrolul 52 sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Sepsi. Mario Rondon struck first for Sepsi in the 16th minute, then Mario Rondon added another in the 56th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Petrolul 52 couldn’t manage to score, and Sepsi took the shutout win. Petrolul 52 is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while universitatea Cluj sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Argeş. Paul Arnold Garita scored the first goal for Argeş in the 18th minute, then Martin Remacle got the equalizer for Universitatea Cluj in the 61st minute on a feed from Mamadou Thiam earning Universitatea Cluj at least a draw. Universitatea Cluj is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 5th of August, Universitatea Cluj hosted Petrolul 52 at the Cluj Arena in their last match together. Petrolul 52 took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Gheorghe Grozav struck first for Petrolul 52 in the 23rd minute on a feed from Marian Huja, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Universitatea Cluj couldn’t muster any offence and Petrolul 52 ran away with the shutout win.
Romário Pires and Ioan Filip are the top scorers for Universitatea Cluj in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Petrolul 52 is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Gheorghe Grozav and Christian Irobiso each having 2 goals in their last five.