Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Ripensia Timişoara 12th with 47 points, ACS Poli Timişoara 18th with 29, 18 apart. Recent form told a different story for Ripensia Timişoara: only 18th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 12th. Per game in the league, ACS Poli Timişoara were scoring 0.82 and conceding 1.76, Ripensia Timişoara 1.16 and 1.42, against a competition average of 1.43 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Stadionul Electrica in Timişoara (capacity 1,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.