Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Popești-Leordeni (3rd, 45 pts) held a 40-point advantage over Dinamo Bucureşti II (5th, 5 pts). Dinamo Bucureşti II had been under-performing their position — 14th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Per game in the league, Popești-Leordeni were scoring 2.14 and conceding 0.77, Dinamo Bucureşti II 1.14 and 2, against a competition average of 1.76 goals per team per game.
Popești-Leordeni had not lost in 7 games. Dinamo Bucureşti II had lost five in a row. The five-game form split read 11/15 points for Popești-Leordeni against 0/15 for Dinamo Bucureşti II.
The venue was Stadionul Inter Gaz in Popeşti-Leordeni, with room for 3,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Popești-Leordeni led 2-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 6-0.