League

Wembley
Spectators: 7507 (Terracing: 5631, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Vintilă Nicoliță made an important save on a dangerous shot by Doru Dedu in the 3rd minute. In the 5th match minute, Rapid F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonny Eklund to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Rapid F.C.'s Doru Dedu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Vintilă Nicoliță. That made the score 1-0 after 8 minutes of play. Octav Ionescu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Vintilă Nicoliță came out and tried to block the shot, but Octav Ionescu slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 14th minute. Valentin Vulpescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alin Găman, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 20th minute, Rapid F.C.'s Cléberson Guimarães seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Cléberson Guimarães the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Rapid F.C. protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Cléberson Guimarães had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The supporters of Arcio FC booed when Rapid F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cléberson Guimarães didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Dragoş Pintea came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Rapid F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dragoş Pintea couldn't finish the play. Rapid F.C.'s Jonny Eklund got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alin Găman hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jonny Eklund got free with Vintilă Nicoliță in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Dragoş Pintea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vasile Șofran made in the 45th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Dragoş Pintea immediately put the ball in play. Arcio FC's Vintilă Nicoliță proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Arcio FC from getting a goal against them. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

A collision led to Rapid F.C. getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Eric Abidal hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Sabin Hălmăgeanu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arcio FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Sabin Hălmăgeanu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valentin Vulpescu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Octav Ionescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Vintilă Nicoliță tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 68th match minute, Arcio FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tzvetoslav Tankovski to maneuver through the defense. Dragoş Pintea struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Vintilă Nicoliță didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rapid F.C.. Dragoş Pintea struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Vintilă Nicoliță didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rapid F.C.. Dragoş Pintea struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Vintilă Nicoliță didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rapid F.C.. Frank Ribéry scored 3-0 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vintilă Nicoliță, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Octav Ionescu hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Valentin Vulpescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olimpiu Pădure in the 92nd minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Rapid F.C. fans cheered their team off the field, for while Arcio FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.