Match Report
The table gap was wide: 23 points between Dumbrăviţa (6th, 27 pts) and Progresul Spartac (7th, 4 pts). The last five rounds placed Progresul Spartac no better than 40th for form, against 7th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Progresul Spartac 0.83 scored and 2.5 conceded per game, Dumbrăviţa 0.5 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.14.
Progresul Spartac had gone 5 games without a win. Recent form was uneven: 1/15 points for Progresul Spartac, 7/15 for Dumbrăviţa.
The match was played at Stade René Gaillard in Niort (capacity 10,406). On the scoreboard, Dumbrăviţa led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-3.