Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Hunedoara (1st, 73 pts) held a 22-point advantage over Metalurgistul Cugir (2nd, 51 pts). Metalurgistul Cugir's recent output lagged their position: 15th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Hunedoara were scoring 2.89 and conceding 1.11, Metalurgistul Cugir 2 and 1.44, against a competition average of 1.83 goals per team per game.
Hunedoara had won ten straight, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 15/15 points for Hunedoara against 7/15 for Metalurgistul Cugir.
Stadionul Michael Klein staged the fixture, a ground that holds 16,500. On the scoreboard, Hunedoara led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-0.
Key stats
Corners: 8-4