Match Report
Faroe Islands went into the game 6th in the table on 3 points; Romania sat 4th on 14 — an 11-point gap. Faroe Islands's recent output lagged their position: 42nd on form over five rounds while 6th in the table. Per game in the league, Faroe Islands were scoring 0.4 and conceding 3, Romania 1.7 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Faroe Islands — four in succession. Romania had not lost in 9 games. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Faroe Islands, 9/15 for Romania.
Tórsvøllur in Torshavn staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 0-3 full-time score.