Poli Iaşi play Pandurii Târgu Jiu to draw

Fighting to avoid relegation Poli Iaşi held off mid-table side Pandurii Târgu Jiu for an important point, playing to a 1-1 draw.

Romanian international Andrei Cristea gave Iaşi the lead only twenty seconds into into the match as he broke up a lazy pass and drove the ball from a few metres beyond the area. Two minutes before the hour Florin Stîngă squared the match up as he headed a corner in from the edge of the six yard box.

Poli Iaşi head into relegation battle against Gaz Metan Mediaş on Saturday that could decide either sides fate whilst Pandurii Târgu Jiu faces the Vampirii Albaştri of Bistriţa.

Poli Iaşi climbs out of relegation with 4-0 victory over Argeş Piteşti

Poli Iaşi leapfrogged out of the relegation zone over Gaz Metan Mediaş with a thundering 4-0 victory over Argeş Piteşti.

After a scoreless opening hour Iaşi poured in four goals in the remaining time. Two minutes past the hour Petar Jovanović sent a cross from the left into box that Andrei Cristea headed-in from six metres. Ten minutes later Cristea turned provider as he sent a low cross for Romulus Miclea to volley-in from a few metres out. Slovenian international Domen Beršnjak added the third goal with thirteen minutes remaining as he played a smooth one-two with Cristea before driving the ball into the far left corner from twelve metres. Beršnjak returned the favour as he supplied Andrei Cristea a long ball which he drove in from just inside the box for his second goal of the day as regulation time ran out

Romeo Surdu's two goals leads FC Braşov over Poli Iaşi

Poli Iaşi's relegation concerns grew deeper as they fell 2-0 to FC Braşov. For Răzvan Lucescu's Braşov the victory pulls them closer to their dreams of European football.

Braşov took a quick two goal lead in the first twenty minutes and cruised to the victory. The opening goal came with thirteen minutes on the clock as Romeo Surdu nodded in Mihai Roman's corner to the near post to make it 1-0. Only five minutes later Surdu had the second of his day as he accepted Sabrin Sburlea's provision and drove in from eight metres.

Arman Karamyan leads FC Timişoara to victory

Gabi Balint's FC Timişoara continued their push with a 3-0 victory over Politehnica Iaşi. Led by the brilliant work the Armenian international Arman Karamyan (Արման Քարամյան), Timişoara took the led at the eleventh minute as he accepted a long diagonal cross on the right and deftly out-maneuvered Iaşi defender Andrej Pečnik before sending the ball to the opposite corner past Iaşi keeper Răzvan Pleşca. Karamyan created a perfect opportunity for the second goal at the thirtieth minute as he crossed to Balázs Borbély in the box but the Slovak capped midfielders volley was easily dealt with by the Iaşi keeper. Timişoara extended its lead eight minutes into the new half via a one-man effort by Gheorghe Bucur who ran under a long ball down the left flank before turning back in front of the goal to score from eight metres. The day was not done as with six minutes left Iaşi keeper Răzvan Pleşca could only partially stop Lukáš Magera's shot from inside the box with the rebound coming to Karamyan's Armenian teammate Artiom Karamyan (Արտավազդ Քարամյան), who turned the ball in from four metres out.

Both clubs return to action on Saturday as Politehnica Iaşi welcomes Unirea Urziceni and FC Timişoara continues their race to catch Dinamo against Gloria Bistriţa.

Dan Petrescu's Unirea Urziceni keeps winning

Unirea Urziceni maintained pressure on Dinamo Bucureşti for the top spot with a tough 1-0 victory over FC Vaslui, extending Dan Petrescu's side unbeaten streak to nine matches. The matches lone goal came thirteen minutes in as Sorin Frunză free-kick from the left was volleyed in by Marius Bilaşco on the right edge of the six-yard box. While the legendary manager for Unirea Urziceni had expressed concern of his clubs competitiveness due to financial constraints, they are well position to take the league championship.

On Saturday Dan Petrescu takes his side to face Politehnica Iaşi while Vaslui welcomes FC Braşov.