published: thursday 19 october 2006, 20.58cet afc rapid bucuresti 0-0 paris saint-germain fc
group g rivals rapid and psg played out a low-key draw in the romanian capital.
afc rapid bucuresti and paris saint-germain fc made a low-key start to their group g campaigns with a goalless draw in the romanian capital.
the game's early exchanges set the tone and, save for a speculative effort from rapid's ıonut rada which flew over the bar in the seventh minute, there was no goalmouth action to report in a niggly opening half-hour. with 33 minutes on the clock, marius maldarasanu attempted to enliven proceedings with a jinking run which took him to the left side of penalty area, but he pulled his shot wide.
game opens up with the interval approaching, both sides fashioned a half-chance as rapid's artavazd karamyan drove over the bar at one end, before psg forward amara diané failed to make good use of a sammy traoré cross with a weak header at the other. the game opened up further in the second period. rapid substitute ryan griffiths screwed a shot wide and then psg's david rozehnal shot into the arms of goalkeeper danut coman from long range.
unlucky buga with 75 minutes on the clock, mugurel buga whistled a 25-metre shot just over and then spurned an excellent opening from half that distance, curling his effort wide of mickaël landreau's right-hand post - his final act before being brought off. as the clock ticked down, rozehnal had a late chance with a header for psg but directed it too high as the match reached its inevitable conclusion.
