National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 14377 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 4027, VIP seats: 350) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Victor Valenzuela made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5thth minute of the game Mihail Dumitras who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Guatemala's Alisson Becker was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alisson Becker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mihail Dumitras, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute Octavian Silvestru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alisson Becker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, U21 Guatemala's goal looked a bit too open when Eduard Micineanu came free, but Alisson Becker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of U21 Moldova booed when U21 Guatemala was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victor Valenzuela didn't get a good kick on the ball. U21 Guatemala's Alisson Becker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dorin Vrânceanu in the 15th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Octavian Silvestru in the 18th minute of play forced U21 Guatemala's goalkeeper Alisson Becker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Guatemala's Alisson Becker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mihail Dumitras in the 19th minute of play. Alisson Becker didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ilie Cazacu went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Dragos Enicov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Valenzuela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ilie Cazacu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 31 minutes into the match, Ilie Cazacu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alisson Becker. U21 Guatemala's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ilie Cazacu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After 36 minutes of play, U21 Moldova's Eduard Micineanu made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alisson Becker was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alisson Becker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mihail Dumitras in the 40th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, Octavian Silvestru notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of U21 Guatemala's Alisson Becker. Alisson Becker was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. U21 Guatemala's Alisson Becker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ilie Cazacu in the 44th minute of play. Victor Valenzuela could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Dragos Enicov made a huge save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mihail Dumitras to strike the kick off in the second half. Eduard Micineanu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Alisson Becker made a huge save. Igor Jereghi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Alisson Becker made a huge save. After 54 minutes U21 Guatemala's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ruslan Cepoi who took care of the corner kick. Octavian Silvestru was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. U21 Moldova made a substitution. Radu Vultur replaced Marius Cazacu. Alonso Villacorta hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Alisson Becker made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mihail Dumitras in the 58th minute. Igor Jereghi took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alisson Becker. Alisson Becker dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. U21 Guatemala's Alisson Becker proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Guatemala from getting a goal against them. 65 minutes into the match, U21 Guatemala's goalkeeper Alisson Becker had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eduard Micineanu. Alisson Becker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dorin Vrânceanu in the 67th minute of the match. In the 69th minute Dorin Vrânceanu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alisson Becker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. U21 Moldova made a substitution. Leonid Nazaria replaced Dorin Vrânceanu. U21 Guatemala's Eliseo Umanzor quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Igor Jereghi, made in the 73rd minute of the game. After some careless play in the U21 Guatemala defense, Mihail Postolache kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alisson Becker. The U21 Guatemala fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alisson Becker should have stopped the shot. U21 Guatemala's Alisson Becker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mihail Postolache in the 85th minute of play. Mihail Postolache took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alisson Becker. Alisson Becker dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-8. In the 89th match minute, U21 Guatemala was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cesar Verdugo to maneuver through the defense. Alisson Becker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mihail Postolache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Enzo Fernandes hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. U21 Moldova played a much better game than U21 Guatemala and deserved their victory. The U21 Guatemala players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.