Match Report
Viitorul Şelimbăr went into the game 2nd in the table on 37 points; Universitatea Cluj sat 2nd on 42 — a 5-point gap. On recent form Viitorul Şelimbăr sat only 38th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Per game in the league, Viitorul Şelimbăr were scoring 2.83 and conceding 0.67, Universitatea Cluj 1.79 and 0.74, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
Viitorul Şelimbăr had not won in 5 games. Momentum sat with Universitatea Cluj, winners of their last four, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Viitorul Şelimbăr had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Universitatea Cluj, 12.
The match was played at Stadionul Central in Avrig (capacity 1,000). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 4-2.