Before this game Steaua Bucharest had one of the worst start in his entire history with only 2 points in 3 games. On the other hands, Otelul Galati had a perfect start with 9 points earned from 3 matches.

Beside that, Otelul Galati has been defeated by Steaua Bucharest which hold for one day (or maybe for more if CFR lose against Dinamo) first place in Romanian Liga intai.

The single goal of the match was scored by Bogdan Stancu in min. 9.