Match Report
Shakhtar Donetsk, 27th on 23 points, faced a 26-point deficit to Petrolul Ploiesti (1st, 49). Team 3765 had been under-performing their position — 94th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.57 goals per team per game, Petrolul Ploiesti ran at 2.17 scored and 0.87 conceded, Shakhtar Donetsk at 1.57 and 1.14.
Shakhtar Donetsk came in having won ten on the spin, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Petrolul Ploiesti had banked 8 of the last 15 points on offer; Shakhtar Donetsk, 15.
The match was played at Stadionul Ilie Oană in Ploiesti (capacity 15,032).


