Romania - FC Brasov vs Astra Ploiesti

Game to be played @ 16:30 CET

FC Brasov

Defender Iontu Voicu declared that for Brasov the most important match of the season is the one from the Romanian Cup semifinal with Steaua but will not treat the games from the league with indeference.

Anyway, the portuguesse coach Antonio Conceicao will go to Steaua after 30 days, when his contract expires. The club doesn't hold the possibility to extend the contract so Conceicao will sign a two year contract with Steaua in 30 days. Toni will sign for 200.000 Euro per season.

Coach Conceicao has only one player injured, the brazilian Diego Gaucho. Will come back from suspension forward Attila Hadnagy.

Probable team: Kajcsa - Rusu, Majerník, Oros, Williams - Toloza - Nuno Viveiros, M.Cristescu, Ilyes, Chipciu - Filipe Teixeira; Coach : Antonio Conceicao; Injured: Diego Gaucho; Suspended: -; Subsitutes: Haisan, Fl.Stanga, Cardoso, Voicu, Cr.Ionescu, Martinovici, Hadnagy

LAST GAME (FC Timisoara - FC Brasov 2-0)
Scored: 1-0 Alexandru Bourceanu (36), 2-0 Dorin Goga (62)
FC Timisoara: 99. Taborda - 4. Luchin, 24. Ghionea, 25. Burca, 8. Sepsi - 55. Bourceanu, 5. Alexa, 10. Tames, 6. Ignijatevici (27. Zicu '58) - 21. Goga (17. Magera '80), 87. Ricketts (19. Nikolici '87). Coach: Dusan Uhrin Jr.
FC Brasov: 13. Kajcsa - 20. Ionut Voicu, 6. Majernik, 15. Oros, 26. Williams (12. M. Ionescu '64) - 11. Martinovici (14. Distefano '46), 10. Ilyes, 18. Cristescu, 16. Viveiros (23. Cardoso '46) - 80. Andrade, 7. Chipciu. Coach: Antonio Conceicao.
Yellow cards: Luchin '55. Sepsi '69 - Majernik '25

After the wins with Craiova and Branesti, players from Brasov considered solved the relegation problem and didn't focus at maximum at the game with Timisoara, lost 0-2. They had a bad first half and seemed to go better in the 2nd, but couldn't avoid the loss. They will have some easy games in the next two rounds until the last game with Rapid.

Astra Ploiesti

Coach Tibor Selymes will want Astra to get out of the bad mood they have entered: "With U Cluj we played well for 70 minutes, but we lost 1-2. There will be a difficult game at Brasov where we want at least a draw. The players need to understand the higher you finish in the championship the more money the club will recieve."

Coach Tibor Selymes doesn't have team problems for the game with Brasov, except Budescu, Gussev and Nogo, players that are long term injuries and didn't even play this season. Good news is that defender Goian is back in the team after being suspended.

Probable team: Miron - Matel, Mihalache, L.Goian, Maranhao - Stratila, Seto, N'Doye, Tigoianu - Fatai, Miranda; Coach: Tibor Selymes; Injured: Budescu, Gussev, Nogo; Suspended: Oprsal; Rezerve: Miron, Tiganasu, Croitoru, Al.Stan, Ben Teekloh, Paulinho, Rusu

LAST GAME (Astra Ploiesti - Universitatea Cluj 1-2)
Scored: 1-0 Sorin Stratila (4), 1-1 Claudiu Niculescu (72), 1-2 Alexandru Pacurar (85)
Astra: 82. Miron - 2. Matel, 4. Mihalache, 3. Oprsal, 13. Junior Morais - 8. Takayuki Seto, 78. N'Doye (11. Tigoianu '75), 18. Stratila, 21. Fatai - 16. Tiganasu (10. Croitoru '56), 14. Miranda (20. Al. Stan '89).Coach : Tibor Selymes.
"U" Cluj: 12. Popa - 18. Ungurusan, 6. Abrudan, 25. Munteanu, 14. Bazzi - 8. Nasser, 28. V. Gheorghe (10. Pacurar '46) - 20. Cojocnean, 22. Bostina, 17. Voican (7. Delgado '54) - 11. Machado (9. Cl. Niculescu '68). Coach: Ionut Badea
Yellow cards: Oprsal '89 - Bazzi '19, Pacurar '70, Popa '87

Although they led 1-0 form the 4th minute, Astra lost the game from Ploiesti with U Cluj with 1-2. It was the first defeat on home turf this year and one thing is clear, the players are already thinking of the hollidays. The objective of this game is to get at least a draw.

Holliday game, probably low scoring and without many goal chances. Both teams don't have a lot of interest in this game. Maybe the best bet being under here.