Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Universitatea Cluj 3rd with 82 points, ACS Poli Timişoara 18th with 29, 53 apart. Against a league average of 1.43 goals per team per game, ACS Poli Timişoara ran at 0.82 scored and 1.76 conceded, Universitatea Cluj at 2.24 and 0.68.
Universitatea Cluj had won four straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
C. Codrea officiated: 19 games logged, averaging 1.9 yellow cards each. Stadionul Electrica in Timişoara, capacity 1,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Universitatea Cluj led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-3.