Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Rapid Bucuresti (2nd, 49 pts) held a 25-point advantage over Comuna Recea (15th, 24 pts). Rapid Bucuresti had been under-performing their position — 15th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Comuna Recea were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.5, Rapid Bucuresti 1.4 and 1.1, against a competition average of 1.19 goals per team per game.
Comuna Recea had been beaten in four straight games. Rapid Bucuresti carried a 6-game unbeaten run into this. Recent form was uneven: 1/15 points for Comuna Recea, 11/15 for Rapid Bucuresti.
Stadion Central Recea in Recea staged the fixture, a ground that holds 600. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Rapid Bucuresti led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.