Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between Voluntari (1st, 25 pts) and CSA Steaua Bucureşti (5th, 10 pts). CSA Steaua Bucureşti's recent output lagged their position: 31st on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.3/1.9 for CSA Steaua Bucureşti and 2.1/0.8 for Voluntari (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.36.
Over the last five, CSA Steaua Bucureşti had taken 4 of 15 points to Voluntari's 12.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by CSA Steaua Bucureşti, 3 by Voluntari, 0 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 100% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more.
Stadionul Steaua, Bucuresti staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,032. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Voluntari led 1-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 2-4.
Goal scorers
CSA Steaua Bucureşti: Remus Bogdan Chipirliu (49'), Remus Bogdan Chipirliu (90') · Voluntari: Doru Andrei (45'), Mihai Adascalitei (71' og), Remus Guțea (73'), Cristian Merloi (83')
Key stats
Possession: CSA Steaua Bucureşti 52% · Voluntari 48% · Total shots: 21-20 · On target: 4-6 · Corners: 2-5