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Estádio Municipal de Braga - Braga 19/09/2012 - 20:45CET (19:45 local time)
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Braga - CFR Cluj 0-2 - 19/09/2012 - Match page - UEFA Champions League 2013
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Rafael double gives clinical CFR victory at Braga
CFR 1907 Cluj enjoyed a dream start to their third UEFA Champions League group stage campaign as a well-worked tactical plan put paid to SC Braga's hopes, the Portuguese side's former forward Rafael Bastos scoring twice.
Featuring eight players who were either Portuguese or had previously played in the country in their lineup, Ioan Andone's Railwaymen knew exactly what to expect and executed their contain and counterattack strategy to perfection. Rafael did the damage, a pair of composed first-half finishes sealing a memorable Group H victory back at his old club.
Match in 5
- CFR enjoy dream start to third group stage campaign
- Braga old boy Rafael punishes former team
- Hosts fail to convert any of 23 attempts on target
- CFR score with two of four shots on target
- Eight CFR starters either Portuguese or played in Portugal
Reaction
It was important to stay patient against a team that defends well [but] we got desperate and nervous. We fought but were not balanced.
José Peseiro, Braga coach
We knew that Braga could be caught on the counterattack and prepared accordingly. We deserved the victory.
Cadú, CFR captain
Lineups
 | Braga |  | CFR Cluj |
| 33 | Beto (GK) | 1 | Mário Felgueiras (GK) 45+4 |
| 4 | Nuno André Coelho | 3 | Ivo Pinto |
| 8 | Mossoró | 6 | Mureşan |
| 14 | Rúben Micael | 8 | Sepsi |
| 17 | Éder | 9 | Kapetanos |
| 21 | Ismaily | 16 | Rafael Bastos 193460 79 |
| 25 | Leandro Salino70 | 20 | Cadú (C) |
| 26 | Paulo Vinícius | 24 | Rada |
| 27 | Custódio | 25 | Luís Alberto65 |
| 30 | Alan (C)46 | 45 | Camora |
| 45 | Hugo Viana64 | 99 | Sougou46 |
Substitutes | |||
| 1 | Quim (GK) | 44 | Stăncioiu (GK) |
| 5 | Ruben Amorim | 11 | Nicoară |
| 9 | Paulo César70 | 13 | Piccolo |
| 10 | Hélder Barbosa4682 | 19 | Bjelanović |
| 22 | Djamal | 23 | Godemèche65 |
| 29 | Zé Luis64 | 30 | Rui Pedro79 |
| 44 | Douglão | 31 | Aguirregaray46 |
Coaches | |||
| José Peseiro (POR) | Ioan Andone (ROU) | ||
Referee | |||
| Peter Rasmussen (DEN) | |||
Standings
Group H
| P | Pts | ||
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| 1 |  CFR Cluj | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Man. United | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Galatasaray | 1 | 0 |
| 4 |  Braga | 1 | 0 |
Legend:
- P: Played
- Pts: Points
Match statistics
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Minute By Minute
- 82Hélder Barbosa (Braga) is cautioned by the referee.
- 79Rui Pedro (in) - Rafael Bastos (out) (CFR Cluj)
CFR withdraw Rafael Bastos, whose two goals continue to separate the teams at the Estádio Municipal de Braga. - 70Paulo César (in) - Leandro Salino (out) (Braga)
Last roll of the dice from José Peseiro, who throws on forward Paulo César. - 65Godemèche (in) - Luís Alberto (out) (CFR Cluj)
Ioan Andone shuffles his pack, replacing one midfielder with another. The Romanian must be happy with how his side are performing here.
See also
Braga
Next match played UEFA Champions League: v Galatasaray, 02 October 2012, 0-2
CFR Cluj
Next match played UEFA Champions League: v Man. United, 02 October 2012, 1-2
Full-time at the Estádio Municipal de Braga. CFR begin their UEFA Champions League campaign with three points thanks to two first-half goals from former Braga player Rafael Bastos. The hosts rallied after the interval but couldn't find a way past the excellent Mário Felgueiras.