Match Report
5 points and 5 places separated them: Unirea Slobozia 9th with 9, Otelul 4th with 14. The last five rounds placed Otelul no better than 22nd for form, against 4th in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.22/1.44 for Unirea Slobozia and 1.89/1.67 for Otelul (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.26.
Unirea Slobozia's winless run stood at 5. Otelul had been beaten in three straight games.
7 meetings are on record — 2 won by Unirea Slobozia, 3 by Otelul, 2 drawn, at 1.29 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 14% of the meetings.
The match was played at Stadionul 1 Mai (capacity 6,000). It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Unirea Slobozia: P. Dulcea (54'), Renato Espinosa (4') · Otelul: Ștefan Bană (21')
Key stats
Possession: Unirea Slobozia 33% · Otelul 67% · Total shots: 11-11 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 5-5