Match Report
36 points for Vulturii Fărcăşeşti (5th), 40 for Minerul Lupeni (2nd): a 4-point gap. Minerul Lupeni's recent output lagged their position: 15th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Vulturii Fărcăşeşti were scoring 2.18 and conceding 1.86, Minerul Lupeni 1.45 and 1.05, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
Minerul Lupeni had won nine straight, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Vulturii Fărcăşeşti 8/15, Minerul Lupeni 15/15.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: Vulturii Fărcăşeşti led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-1.
Key stats
Corners: 10-7