Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Sporting Trestieni 5th with 36 points, Cahul 12th with 2, 34 apart. Sporting Trestieni's recent output lagged their position: 11th on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. Against a league average of 1.63 goals per team per game, Sporting Trestieni ran at 1.41 scored and 1.41 conceded, Cahul at 0.27 and 2.64.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Sporting Trestieni. Defeat had followed defeat for Cahul — four in succession.


