Cup Winners Cup, first round, first leg (17/9)
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Rapid Bucuresti (Romania) - Vålerenga 2-2 (0-0) 
Giulesti stadium
Att: 9000
1-0 Marius Sumudica (52)
1-1 John Carew (53)
2-1 Zeno Marius Bundea 75)
2-2 Carew (88)
Referee: Zoran Arsic, Yugoslavia. 
Yellow card: Tore Krogstad, Hai Ngoc Tran, Espen Haug, Vålerenga. 

- An excellent result for Vålerenga, with Carew being the big hero 
  after scoring both goals. As expected, the home team were more technial
  and created more chances, but the Norwegians defended very well, and actually
  had the better of the opportunities. The second goal from Carew deserves
  a special mentioning, a thunderbolt volley from 18 metres. The two away
  goals will be crucial going into the second leg, but the tie is definitely
  not over, as Rapid looked quite capable of winning even away from home.


Cup Winners Cup, first round, first leg (1/10)
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Vålerenga - Rapid Bucuresti (Romania) 0-0, agg. 2-2, Vålerenga on away goals
Ullevaal stadion
Att: 6257
Referee: Romans Lajuks, Latvia.
Yellow card: Zeno Bundea, Stefan Nanu, Marius Sumusica, Rapid
Bucuresti.

- After the 2-2 in Romania, Vålerenga would go through if they didn't 
  concede any goals, so focus on the night was on tight defensive 
  organization. The plan worked to perfection, as Rapid, which were by
  far better individually, created very few chances, despite nearly
  complete posession of the ball for 90 minutes. The difference in 
  playing style was striking. Vålerenga had only Carew up front, and 
  although he worked very hard, he was unable to do much on his own. 
  Still, he had the best chance of the night as he shot wide from 5 metres
  after a cross was flicked into his path. Also, Ødegaard hit the
  post with one of his special freekicks. So all in all, despite having
  very little posession, the Norwegians created the better chances. But
  had the Romanians known the words break-through and flanks, they would 
  have been in the second round... Instead they opted to penetrate through
  the middle by the use of short passes, which was a useless tactic as
  Vålerenga defended in deep. Now, the Norwegians face Besiktas of Turkey
  in the next round, which should be an interesting encounter.