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Romania hold France

Bbc Online, undated
Lacklustre France failed to score in their opening Euro 2008 game against Romania which could leave them with an uphill task to qualify from Group C.
Without influential captain Patrick Vieira and main striker Thierry Henry, they created little against the hard-working but unambitious Romanians at the Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich yesterday.
Franck Ribery cut a ball back for Karim Benzema to cushion an 18-yard shot into Bogdan Lobont's arms on 62 minutes.
Romania barely threatened but
they were content with a point from the drab tie.
The match under the fading Zurich sun marked the first time France has entered a major tournament in over a decade without the now-retired Zinedine Zidane.
And, with influential skipper Vieira missing with a thigh injury and sciatic nerve victim Henry on the bench, it was a chance for a new generation to shine.
But, with high hopes stacked on their shoulders, youngstars such as Benzema, Ribery and Jeremy Toulalan all failed to set a dreary first-half alight.
Though the Euro 2000 winners shaded possession, they lacked urgency in a match they were under pressure to win given world champions Italy and European heavyweights Netherlands make
up the rest of Group C.
A flurry of scrappy half chances fell just before the 10-minute mark, first to Romania's Fiorentina striker Adrian Mutu after a poor Eric Abidal clearance before Nicolas Anelka fired well wide from a tight angle.
Mutu then headed down for strike partner Daniel Niculae on 15 minutes who crashed a low shot wide from 30 yards.
France midfielder Claude Makelele then showed a hint of quality using the outside of his right boot to weave a clever pass through to Florent Malouda, but left winger showed no conviction as Romania keeper Lobont hacked clear.
Aside from one flash when Lyon forward Benzema and Bayern Munich midfielder Ribery linked
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up, the game lacked urgency.
Romania did press forward when they could but often displayed spoiling tactics -- picking up three cynical yellow cards.
Anelka -- badly out of form for club and country -- headed over from a bouncing Ribery corner on 32 minutes but the eastern Europeans finished the first period on the attack.
France emerged more focused and Ribery created the first clearcut opening when he cut a ball back for the lurking Benzema, who cushioned a shot into Lobont's arms from 18 yards.
On 65 minutes Benzema then showed great feet on the edge of the box to leave Gabriel Tamas and Cosmin Contra bamboozled - but hedraggedhislow 15-yard shotwide.
And with Romania largely unthreatened, France coach Raymond Domenech brought on promising St Etienne striker Bafetimbi Gomis for the morose Anelka on 73 minutes, and then withdrew the frustrated Benzema for Marseille's Samir Nasri.
Romania's talisman Mutu, who in the past 19 games in which he scored has always been on the winning side, was bizarrely dragged off with just over 10 minutes remaining for Inverness striker Marius Nikulae.
But the raft of substitutions had little effect.
Romania defender Cristian Chivu floated a poor free-kick miles behind the goal and Eric Abidal's long-range effort flew wide.
The unfancied Romanians did cause panic in added time when Banel Nicolita's cross was headed on by Daniel Nicolae.
But France survived, though questions will now be asked about their credentials to win the tournament after their lack of leadership and composure going forward.
Romania — and Group C rivals Italy and Netherlands — will be hugely content with the result.