Match Report
The table read 2nd (Metalurgistul Cugir, 55 pts) against 1st (Hermannstadt, 67 pts), 12 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Metalurgistul Cugir: only 7th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Against a league average of 1.59 goals per team per game, Metalurgistul Cugir ran at 2.21 scored and 0.96 conceded, Hermannstadt at 2.29 and 0.82.
Five consecutive wins preceded this game for Metalurgistul Cugir. Hermannstadt entered with six wins in a row, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Stadionul Metalurgistul staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.


