Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — UTA Arad 1st with 56 points, Minerul Mehedinti 13th with 8, 48 apart. Per game in the league, Minerul Mehedinti were scoring 0.25 and conceding 2.25, UTA Arad 2.33 and 0.83, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
Six consecutive defeats weighed on Minerul Mehedinti. UTA Arad's unbeaten run stood at 5. From the last five rounds, Minerul Mehedinti held 0 points of 15 and UTA Arad 13.
The venue was Stadionul Municipal in Botosani, with room for 1,200 spectators.


