Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Zalău (12th, 23 pts) held a 22-point advantage over Luceafarul Balan (15th, 1 pts). Zalău had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Per game in the league, Zalău were scoring 0.92 and conceding 1.69, Luceafarul Balan 0.54 and 2.92, against a competition average of 1.48 goals per team per game.
Defeat had followed defeat for Zalău — three in succession. Luceafarul Balan had been beaten in seven straight games. The last-five ledger: Zalău 6/15, Luceafarul Balan 0/15.
Stadionul Municipal in Botosani staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,200.


