marți, mai 16, 2006

Olaroiu looking forward to final

FC Steaua Bucuresti and Middlesbrough FC will both be without key forwards for tonight's UEFA Cup semi-final first leg in the Romanian capital but neither side is looking for excuses.
Serious concernsWhile Steaua knew they would again be missing Victoras Iacob, who is nearing fitness after a shoulder problem, they also have serious concerns about Andrei Cristea. He has suffered a knee injury and a decision on his fitness will be left until as late as possible. Middlesbrough, meanwhile, lost in-form Australia striker Mark Viduka to a troublesome thigh just before setting out from England.
Time to restStill, a 45,000-capacity crowd at the Lia Manoliu stadium will expect Steaua to overcome their striking woes as they stand on the verge of emulating their European Champion Clubs' Cup-winning team of 1986. After the high of defeating city rivals AFC Rapid Bucuresti in the quarter-finals, the players were also given two days off with the postponement of their weekend fixture against FCM Bacau.
'Worked hard'"We have worked hard and suffered a lot to get to the semi-finals," coach Cosmin Olaroiu .

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