paris saint-germain fc to play in uefa cup second round
at its meeting on tuesday, the uefa appeals body heard the appeal lodged by fc rapid bucuresti against the decision taken by the control and disciplinary body to forfeit the romanian club’s uefa cup match against paris saint-germain fc played on 25 september 2001.
on 27 september 2001, the control and disciplinary body forfeited the match against fc rapid bucuresti and awarded a 3-0 victory to paris saint-germain fc following the interruption of the game during extra time due to a floodlight failure at the giulesti stadium in bucharest.
after having analysed all documents of the case and having heard the parties involved, the appeals body decided to reject the appeal and to confirm the challenged decision of the control and disciplinary body.
in its findings, the appeals body complied with the conclusions made by the control and disciplinary body and confirmed that the home club was to be held responsible for failing to respect the uefa regulations as regards the lighting of the stadium. it therefore concluded that the sanction imposed by the control and disciplinary body against fc rapid bucuresti was adequate and in line with uefa’s disciplinary regulations.
