Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Hunedoara 1st with 73 points, Gloria Bistrita 1st with 43, 30 apart. Recent form told a different story for Gloria Bistrita: only 9th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Scoring rates set the scale: Gloria Bistrita 3.3 scored and 1.9 conceded per game, Hunedoara 2.89 and 1.11, with the league averaging 1.83.
Gloria Bistrita had been beaten in three straight games. Hunedoara arrived on a run of four straight wins, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Gloria Bistrita had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Hunedoara, 12.
Stadionul Jean Pădureanu staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,200. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 6 goals for the 1-5 full-time score.


