Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Universitatea Craiova 3rd with 54 points, Gaz Metan Mediaş 10th with -46, 100 apart. Recent form told a different story for Gaz Metan Mediaş: only 30th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 10th. Scoring rates set the scale: Gaz Metan Mediaş 0.67 scored and 3.44 conceded per game, Universitatea Craiova 1.83 and 0.97, with the league averaging 1.16.
Universitatea Craiova had not lost in 10 games. The last-five ledger: Gaz Metan Mediaş 4/15, Universitatea Craiova 11/15.
The match was played at Stadionul Municipal Gaz Metan in Medias (capacity 7,814). On the scoreboard, Gaz Metan Mediaş led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.