Match Report
U Craiova 1948, 10th on 22 points, faced a 33-point deficit to Rapid Bucuresti (2nd, 55). On recent form Rapid Bucuresti sat only 26th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.83/1.07 for Rapid Bucuresti and 0.89/1.78 for U Craiova 1948 (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.3.
A win had eluded Rapid Bucuresti for 10 matches. Rapid Bucuresti had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; U Craiova 1948, 12.
The match was played at Stadionul Valentin Stănescu in Bucureşti (capacity 9,513). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 4-3.