Match Report
Petrolul 52, 1st with 63 points, sat 57 points above Brașov Steagul Renașt (1st, 6). Brașov Steagul Renașt had been under-performing their position — 31st on five-round form against 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.32 goals per team per game, Brașov Steagul Renașt ran at 1.5 scored and 0.5 conceded, Petrolul 52 at 0.9 and 0.7.
Petrolul 52 entered with eight wins in a row, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Over the last five, Brașov Steagul Renașt had taken 7 of 15 points to Petrolul 52's 15.
The match was played at Stadionul Tineretului in Brasov (capacity 8,276). On the scoreboard, Petrolul 52 led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 0-4.