Match Report
Comuna Recea went into the game 15th in the table on 24 points; Petrolul 52 sat 10th on 31 — a 7-point gap. Recent form flatters Petrolul 52's table spot — 2nd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 10th. Per game in the league, Comuna Recea were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.5, Petrolul 52 1.58 and 0.84, against a competition average of 1.19 goals per team per game.
Petrolul 52 had not won in 6 games.
The venue was Stadion Central Recea in Recea, with room for 600 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-2.