Liga 1 week 16 summary

Week sixteen of Liga 1 will certainly be remembered for its unexpected results. Table leader Unirea Voluntari Urziceni played Timişoara to a 1-1 draw. Marius Onofraş opened the scoring for Urziceni three minutes into the match



with Gigel Bucur equalizing the match for the Alb-Violeţii two minutes before the half hour mark.



In perfect conditions Braşov stunned Dinamo Bucureşti 2-0 as Marian Cristescu scored with twenty-one minutes remaining



and Mihai Roman added a second for good measure two minutes into added-time.


Universitatea Craiova and Steaua Bucureşti played to a scoreless draw while Pandurii Târgu Jiu defeated defending champions 2-1. Florin Stângă gave Minerii the lead twenty-five minutes into the match



and added the second just before the break with a stunning volley.



Eugen Trică brought one back, two minutes before the hour mark as he headed in a stunning cross from the top of the box but the defending champions fell short.



Rapid Bucureşti played Vaslui to a 2-2 draw. Vasile Maftei opened the scoring for Vulturii Visinii only two minutes into the match



with Juliano Spadacio making it 2-0 three minutes before the break with a blistering left-footed drive from inside the box.



Beleaguered Gloria Buzău came within a minute of a victory before Politehnica Iaşi scored to bring the match to a 1-1 draw. Claudiu Ionescu scored with fifteen minutes remaining



but Romulus Miclea leveled the match as time wound down amongst heavy snowfall.




Farul Constanta defeated Gaz Metan Mediaş with Lucian Pîrvu redirecting at corner with his left foot into the back of the net at the twenty-fourth minute.



Gloria Bistriţa defeated CS Otopeni 1-0. Cristian Coroian scored for the Vampirii Albaştri with fifteen minutes remaining as he chipped over the onrushing 'keeper to give them the victory.



Argeş Piteşti defeated Oţelul Galaţi 3-2. Marian Tănasă scored at the twenty second minute



and the thirtieth minute before Argeş came storming back with three straight goals.



The Alb-Violeţii drew one back five minutes before the break with Youssouf Kamara's goal



with Romanian international Iulian Tameş leveling the match four minutes after the hour mark with a left-footed drive from the edge of the box.



Fellow Tricolorii Cristian Tănase got behind the defenders with five minutes remaining and volleyed in a deep pass to the back of the net for the shocking come from behind victory.

Romania Liga 1 week 16	P	W	D	L	GS	GA	Pts
Unirea Voluntari Urziceni	16	11	1	4	28	13	34
Dinamo Bucureşti	16	10	2	4	23	13	32
Universitatea Craiova	16	7	6	3	22	15	27
Argeş Piteşti	16	8	3	5	24	19	27
Steaua Bucureşti	16	6	8	2	23	10	26
CFR Cluj	16	7	5	4	22	12	26
Timişoara	16	9	5	2	28	20	26
Rapid Bucureşti	16	7	4	5	20	16	25
Vaslui	16	7	3	6	18	15	24
Braşov	16	5	8	3	14	9	23
Oţelul Galaţi	16	6	4	6	22	20	22
Pandurii Târgu Jiu	16	5	5	6	17	22	20
Gloria 1922 Bistriţa	16	5	3	8	15	17	18
Farul Constanţa	16	4	4	8	13	24	16
Politehnica Iaşi	16	4	4	8	12	23	16
Gaz Metan Mediaş	16	4	3	9	17	29	15
CS Otopeni	16	2	3	11	14	30	9
Gloria Buzău	16	0	3	13	6	28	3