Away team, havent got a player Central midfielder
, Faustino Barbosa has gone out to fill the gap left.
Welcome to todays clash between Moldova U21 and Colombia U21. 15.000 fans have bought tickets for this exciting prospect of a game.
It's nearly go time, so we'd best give you the team news, the home side have opted to play 4-4-2, with Haralambie Baranovschi - Iurie Ababii, Eugen Aiveţchi, Ghiţă Babineţchi, Lică Calinevici - Igorian Stroenco, Silviu Ochincă, Jenel Duduman, Vasile Caliujnîi - Bogdan Berco, Valera Bugaiov. The visitors have decided upon 5-4-1, using Dionisio Orozco - José Ángel Arango, Juan Javier Rincón, Kiko Castrillón, Eustaquio Mallarino, Marcos Granados - Martín Higuita, Faustino Barbosa, Ricardo Galiana, Tito Montaño - Cruz Escobar.
Welcome to today's international friendly at Moldova in the beautiful city of Floreşti. This match between Moldova U21 and Colombia U21, may only be a friendly, but there is enough history between these 2 sides that we should still be in for a good game.
The referee in charge of tonight's game is Gorka Róman, who was born in España and belongs to the college of País Vasco. He is a referee in the style of Pierluigi Collina, who does not tolerate foul play, and will not allow player's disputing his decisions or throwing their toys out of the pram!
Min.4, great run down the left wing by Valera Bugaiov who spots Eustaquio Mallarino in acres of space and tries to pick him out, but that was just naff.
Min.12, Ghiţă Babineţchi can't get away from José Ángel Arango and loses the ball before he has the chance to send a cross in.
Min.17, Gooooool !!! Valera Bugaiov took possession of the ball after a miscued clearance by the defence and capitalised fully on the mistake to make it 1-0.
Nearly the whole stadium shouted GOOOAAALLLL, all the supporters clapped and shouted the name of Valera Bugaiov who did something difficult: scoring the first goal.
Min.29, Goal !!!, Martín Higuita puts in a beautifuly weighted cross from the right hand side of the penalty area. Cruz Escobar hits the ball on the volley with a shot for which the keeper, Haralambie Baranovschi, has no answer. The score now stands at 1-1.
What a bad luck, everything was going well and fans were enjoining a lot, the goal of Cruz Escobar felt terrible to local fans, they were afraid the worst.
Min.33, Gooooool !!!, Igorian Stroenco ran on to that through ball and took it towards the goal. He easily outpaced Juan Javier Rincón before taking it around the goalkeeper Dionisio Orozco and putting it into the empty net to make it 2-1.
Smiles returned on the faces of the fans. The goal has calmed down nervous fans. The dollar signs in the sponsor's eyes are back too...
Min.34, Goooaaal !!!, Bogdan Berco makes a great run down the righthand touchline, stepping past 2 defenders, before making a lovely pass right through the centre. Eugen Aiveţchi connects wiith the pass and nutmegs the keeper! What a goal! This player not only drinks like Gazza, but he can play like him too! The scores now stand at 3-1.
The fans were celebrating the victory over their arch rivals. The stadium kept on shouting the name of Eugen Aiveţchi until the late hours of the night. There are even rumours that fans are planning on tattooing the name of the goal scorer. They are really crazy.
Min.38, Goal !!!, Igorian Stroenco has intercepted that weak backpass from Juan Javier Rincón and goes 1-on-1 with Dionisio Orozco. He took it by the keeper and slotted it into the empty net. The score now stands at 4-1.
Min.45, the refs blown up for half time before the allocated injury time has been played and now he's sprinting off down the tunnel, guess he's been caught short. The current score is 4-1.
The home team had 95 %. possession of the ball.
Watching Moldova U21 come out of the tunnel, you have to wonder if they have anything left to give. Colombia U21 on the other hand are looking full of confidence as they come running out onto the pitch.
Min 46, from the journalist tower we can see that the home side are attacking via by the right side and focusing its defense without special attention in any area. The away team is trying to attack by the right side and focusing its defense by the center and the right touchline.
Min.46, Gooooool !!! Cruz Escobar scores... After receiving a great cross from the right touchline, Cruz Escobar controlled the ball and left Haralambie Baranovschi behind. He then rolled the ball into the empty goal. Now the scoreboard shows 4-2.
Min.50, Valera Bugaiov of Moldova U21 shoots but hits the bar. He's got a crack at the rebound all alone in front of Dionisio Orozco... how did he miss that?! Unbelievable.
Min.56, Gooooool !!!, Colombia U21 score. Great finish by Cruz Escobar after receiving a great pass from the right sideline, he brought it down and banged it home past Haralambie Baranovschi 's reach. Making it 4-3.
Min.60, Valera Bugaiov has got some magic feet and shows us all his trickery to get into a great position in the box, unfortunately for him, he's a complete donkey and tripped over his twinkle toes and face planted the ball, which proceeds to roll out harmlessly for a goal kick.
Min.69, Goal !!!, Igorian Stroenco puts in a beautifuly weighted cross from the right hand side of the penalty area. Bogdan Berco hits the ball on the volley with a shot for which the keeper, Dionisio Orozco, has no answer. The score now stands at 5-3.
Min.74, Goooaaal !!!, Igorian Stroenco makes a great run down the righthand touchline, stepping past 2 defenders, before making a lovely pass right through the centre. Ghiţă Babineţchi connects wiith the pass and nutmegs the keeper! What a goal! This player not only drinks like Gazza, but he can play like him too! The scores now stand at 6-3.
Min.75, Goal !!!, Igorian Stroenco has intercepted that weak backpass from Juan Javier Rincón and goes 1-on-1 with Dionisio Orozco. He took it by the keeper and slotted it into the empty net. The score now stands at 7-3.
Min.78, Gooooool !!!, Bogdan Berco ran on to that through ball and took it towards the goal. He easily outpaced Juan Javier Rincón before taking it around the goalkeeper Dionisio Orozco and putting it into the empty net to make it 8-3.
Min.88, Gooooool !!! Valera Bugaiov took possession of the ball after a miscued clearance by the defence and capitalised fully on the mistake to make it 9-3.
Min.90, and that's the end of the game here, the teams make their way off the field to the applause of the crowds. The game finished 9-3.
The home team had 89 %. possession of the ball.
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