Match Report
Otelul, 3rd with 49 points, sat 31 points above Unirea Constanța (6th, 18). Unirea Constanța ranked just 39th in the league on five-round form despite their 6th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Otelul 0.8 scored and 1.3 conceded per game, Unirea Constanța 0.83 and 4.5, with the league averaging 1.24.
Otelul entered with 13 wins in a row, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Otelul had banked 15 of the last 15 points on offer; Unirea Constanța, 6.
Stadionul Oţelul in Galati, capacity 13,500, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Otelul led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-2.