Mutu steers Romania past Luxembourg
Reuters - Tuesday 29 March 2011, 20:30
BUCHAREST - Two goals by Adrian Mutu
helped Romania beat Luxembourg 3-1 on Tuesday for their first
Group D qualifying win, maintaining their slim hopes of making
the 2012 European Championship.
After Lars Gerson gave Luxembourg a shock lead on 21 minutes
Mutu slipped through the visitors' poor defence to score in the
23rd and 65th minutes and Ianis Zicu got the third 12 minutes
from time.
After losing 2-1 in Bosnia on Saturday Romania remain a long
shot to scrape through. They have five points and lie fifth in
the six-team group. France lead the way with 12 points, Belarus
and Albania have eight and Bosnia seven.
"It is critical that the ball reaches me," Mutu told state
television TVR 1. "In Bosnia, I didn't even touch it.
"While we have a mathematical chance (to qualify) we still
believe in it."