Match Report
5 points and 1 places separated them: Romania 1st with 22, Switzerland 2nd with 17. Switzerland's recent output lagged their position: 34th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.6/0.5 for Romania and 2.2/1.1 for Switzerland (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.44.
Romania carried a 10-game unbeaten run into this. Level finishes had become the habit for Switzerland: three in a row, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
The match was played at Arena Naţională in Bucharest (capacity 31,254). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.