Match Report
The table gap was wide: 39 points between Metalurgistul Cugir (3rd, 57 pts) and Minerul Motru (15th, 18 pts). Per game in the league, Minerul Motru were scoring 0.54 and conceding 2.39, Metalurgistul Cugir 2.04 and 1.07, against a competition average of 1.35 goals per team per game.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Minerul Motru. 12 matches unbeaten backed Metalurgistul Cugir's arrival, having scored in 13 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Minerul Motru held 3 points of 15 and Metalurgistul Cugir 13.
Stadionul Minerul, capacity 19,128, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 5 second-half goals set the final 1-4.


