Rapid BucureÅŸti match review
By: j | September 18th, 2008Wolfsburg squeezed by Romania’s Rapid BucureÅŸti 1-0 in UEFA Cup action with at the Volkswagen Arena. The match was dictated primarily by the visiting Romanian clubs very strong midfield play although Wolfsburg definitely squandered a number of good scoring opportunities, particularly in the early stages of play. With the match appearing to be heading to a nil score at the half, Césinha’s foul on Makoto Hasebe in the area one minute into added time and a penalty was awarded. Grafite calmly stepped-up and gave Wolfsburg a 1-0 lead. Scoring opportunities on either end of the pitch were highly limited in the second half and the match ended without further scoring.
Wolfsburg visits Martin Jol’s Hamburger SV, who sit at the top of the Bundesliga table, on Sunday
Match Details
Wolfsburg
Diego Benaglio,Andrea Barzagli,Marcel Schäfer,Alexander Madlung,Josué,Christian Gentner,Makoto Hasebe,Sascha Riether,Grafite (Mahir SaÄŸlık 71′),Zvjezdan Misimović (Ashkan Dejagah 71′),Edin Džeko (Jacek Krzynówek 90+4)
Substitutes not used: André Lenz, Cristian Zaccardo, Rodaigo Alvin, Ricardo Costa
Rapid BucureÅŸti
Urko Rafael Pardo Goas,Luciano Vella,Marius Constantin,Vasile Maftei,Ricardo,Daniel Barioni,Vladimir Božović, Ovidiu Herea,Juliano Spadacio (Radomir Djalović 71′),Cláudio Mejolaro (Nicolae Grigore 82′),Césinha (Júlio César 58′)
Substitutes not used: Elinton Andrade, Ştefan Mardare, Cătălin Păun,João Paulo,
Category: Wolfsburg Team News
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