Belarus 1-3 Romania: Mutu doubl

Group G

	Belarus 1 - 3 Romania 16' 0 - 1 Adrian Mutu 20' Maxim Romashchenko 1 - 1 42' 1 - 2 Nicolae Dica 77' 1 - 3 Adrian Mutu (pen)
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Fiorentina striker Adrian Mutu netted twice to help Romania overcome Belarus 3-1 in Euro 2008 qualifying on Saturday.

Romania lead the Group G table with 20 points from eight matches, five points ahead of second-placed Bulgaria who visit Netherlands later on Saturday.

Mutu opened the scoring when he beat Belarus goalkeeper Vasili Khomutovski in the 17th minute.

Striker Maksim Romashchenko levelled three minutes later but Steaua Bucharest's Nicolae Dica restored Romania's advantage with a header in the 44th minute.

Mutu made certain of victory when he converted a penalty with 15 minutes to go.

The former Chelsea forward was also denied twice by good saves from Khomutovski while Timofei Kalachev missed an excellent chance for the hosts.

Romania next play Germany in a friendly on Wednesday.

Source: Soccernet.com