Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Otelul (3rd, 49 pts) held a 17-point advantage over Unirea Dej (4th, 32 pts). Otelul's recent output lagged their position: 31st on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Otelul were scoring 0.8 and conceding 1.3, Unirea Dej 1.58 and 1.32, against a competition average of 1.24 goals per team per game.
Unirea Dej had drawn their last four.
I. Coza took charge of the match — our records show 50 games refereed with an average of 1.9 yellow cards per game. Stadionul Oţelul staged the fixture, a ground that holds 13,500. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Otelul: R. Gorovei (70')
Key stats
Corners: 3-2