Week 30 brings us a match on Mar 11th where SSC Farul will host Rapid Bucuresti at Stadionul Farul in a meeting of these two Liga 1 teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. 1st placed SSC Farul is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Universitatea Cluj. Ovidiu Bic scored the first goal for Universitatea Cluj in the 39th minute, then Martin Remacle added another in the 58th minute In the end, SSC Farul 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. SSC Farul should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while rapid Bucuresti sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Hermannstadt. Silviu Nicolae Balaure struck first for Hermannstadt in the 32nd minute on a feed from Călin Popescu, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Rapid Bucuresti couldn’t manage to score, and Hermannstadt took the shutout win. Rapid Bucuresti should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Fri Oct 21st, Rapid Bucuresti and SSC Farul battled to a 1-1 draw. Denis Alibec scored the first goal for SSC Farul in the 20th minute, then Cristian Săpunaru tied it up for Rapid Bucuresti in the 52nd minute earning Rapid Bucuresti at least a draw.
Rapid Bucuresti is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Paul Iacob and Deian Boldor each only have 1 goal in their last 5. SSC Farul’s top weapon lately has been Mazilu, who has two goals in the last five matches.