Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Romania 1st with 18 points, Lithuania 4th with 0, 18 apart. The last five rounds placed Lithuania no better than 52nd for form, against 4th in the standings. Per game in the league, Lithuania were scoring 0.67 and conceding 1.83, Romania 3 and 0.5, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
Lithuania had lost three in a row. Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Romania. Over the last five, Lithuania had taken 4 of 15 points to Romania's 10.
N. Walsh took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 2.5 yellow cards per game. The match was played at S. Dariaus ir S. Girėno stadionas in Kaunas (capacity 15,315). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Lithuania: A. Kučys (7') · Romania: D. Drăguș (65'), R. Marin (18')