"Bring on Chelsea," said match success Iasmin Latovlevici after Hamilton Academical Steaua BucureAti won the initial UEFA Europa League knockout phase penalty shoot-out to sign up a casino game against the European champions. At the ground that staged the 2012 UEFA Europa League final, Steaua eliminated 2013 showpiece hosts AFC Ajax in the round of 32, Latovlevici scoring the initial goal since the Romanian side cancelled out a 2-0 first-leg shortage before dusting off his glasses party again by converting the clinching spot kick in a 4-2 shoot-out success. "Congratulations to tickets were bought by everybody who to come calmly to this match," explained the 26-year-old left-back. "They will never forget this game. We always thought and had faith that we would qualify. Bring on Chelsea! We could beat themAa' we deserve to beat them." Striker Raul Rusescu, who slotted in Steaua's first punishment, felt likewise confident. "We are happy that we brings another European drive to Bucharest," the 24-year-old beamed. "I am confident we are able to beat them as well." Steaua's second-leg victory was the first Romanian victory in the knockout stage of a UEFA club opposition since their own 1-0 home win against Middlesbrough Hamilton Academical in the 2005/06 UEFA Cup semi-finals. They missed out on the ultimate with a last-gasp beat in the reunite fixture, but nevertheless claimed Steaua's most current Romanian league title that season. The types of their victory reflected a success against Valencia CF at the same point of the 2004/05 UEFA Cup, where on home soil Steaua overturned a 2-0 away reduction to progress after seeing their competitors miss two penalties in the resulting shoot-out. Improvement for SteauaAa' eradicated by another Dutch part FC Twente in this round last termAa' augurs well for the national team's upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifier contrary to the Netherlands at the Amsterdam ArenA. Nevertheless, above all it is yet another coup for Romania's many effective club; Steaua have won more titles (23) and Romanian Cups (20) than any rival, just performed in a European team level for a national-record ninth subsequent campaign, and remain the only Romanian ensemble to have removed a trophy: the 1985/86 European Champion Clubs' Cup and the following UEFA Super Cup. After adding this newest feather to Steaua's limit, coach LaurenEiu Reghecampf said: "It can be an unbelievable achievement, but I actually do not know if it's magic. I said following the first leg that we still have the opportunity, because we played well but were unlucky. Now we will enjoy needless to say, however not a lot of. We need to put the brakes on somewhat because I need to remind the people we have a hardcore league sport at the weekend and we want to get the name. That's our main goal. For the minute, we can not think about Chelsea." AUEFA.com 1998-2013. All rights reserved.
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