2007 Cupa României final explained

2007 Cupa României Final
Event:	Cupa României 2006–07
Team1:	Politehnica Timișoara
Team1association:	Liga I
Team1score:	0
Team2:	Rapid București
Team2association:	Liga I
Team2score:	2
Date:	26 May 2007
Stadium:	Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu
City:	Timișoara
Man Of The Match1a:	Ianis Zicu (Rapid București)
Referee:	Augustus Constantin (Romania)
Attendance:	40,000
Previous:	2006
Next:	2008

The 2007 Cupa României Final was the 69th final of Romania's most prestigious cup competition. The final was played at the Stadionul Dan Păltinişanu in Timișoara on 26 May 2007 and was contested between Liga I sides FCU Politehnica Timișoara and Rapid București. The cup was won by Rapid after goals from Buga and Zicu with the latter winning the Man Of The Match Award.

Route to the final

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Politehnica Timișoara Round of 32 Politehnica II Timișoara 1 - 3 Politehnica Timișoara Round of 16 Politehnica Timișoara 2 - 0 CFR Cluj Quarter-finals Politehnica Timișoara 2 - 1 Politehnica Iaşi Semi-finals Politehnica Timișoara 1 - 0 Steaua București

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Rapid București Round of 32 CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea 0 - 4 Rapid București Round of 16 Rapid București 1 - 0 Universitatea Craiova Quarter-finals Rapid București 2 - 0 Argeş Piteşti Semi-finals Pandurii Târgu Jiu 0 - 2 Rapid București

Match details

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Match Officials Assistant referees: Adrian Vidan Corneliu Fecioru Fourth official: Cristian Balaj Man of the match Ianis Zicu (Rapid București)

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Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes extra-time (15 minute intervals) Penalty shoot-out if scores level after extra time. Seven named substitutes Maximum of 3 substitutions.

External links

• Official site