Match Report
The table gap was wide: 42 points between Gloria Bistrita (1st, 58 pts) and Viitorul Cluj (5th, 16 pts). Viitorul Cluj had been under-performing their position — 20th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Per game in the league, Gloria Bistrita were scoring 2.11 and conceding 0.78, Viitorul Cluj 1.1 and 2.2, against a competition average of 1.49 goals per team per game.
From the last five rounds, Gloria Bistrita held 10 points of 15 and Viitorul Cluj 4.
The venue was Stadionul Gloria in Bistriţa, with room for 180,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Gloria Bistrita led 3-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 4-0.