Week 20 features a match on Wed Dec 14th, where Rapid Bucuresti hosts Petrolul 52 at Stadionul Valentin Stănescu in a Liga 1 match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 0 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 3rd placed Rapid Bucuresti is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Argeş. Stefan Calin Panoiu struck first for Rapid Bucuresti in the 2nd minute on a feed from Mattias Käit, then Ionuț Șerban tied it up for Argeş in the 60th minute earning Argeş at least a draw. Rapid Bucuresti is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while petrolul 52 is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Universitatea Cluj. Neither Petrolul 52 nor Universitatea Cluj could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 9 and 11 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw, In the end, Universitatea Cluj was frustrated by Petrolul 52’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Petrolul 52 ended the match with the shutout victory. Petrolul 52 is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stadionul Ilie Oană, Petrolul 52 won by a score of 1 to 0. Gheorghe Grozav scored the first goal for Petrolul 52 in the 23rd minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Rapid Bucuresti was frustrated by Petrolul 52’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Petrolul 52 ended the match with the shutout victory.
Petrolul 52’s most prolific scorer has been Gheorghe Grozav. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Marko Dugandžić has been the most effective weapon for Rapid Bucuresti lately. The Croatian attacker has netted three goals in his last 5 matches.