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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Vitaliy Vischak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcel Nazaria in the 2nd minute. If Sandu Vasiliu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cãlin Damaschin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pylyp Shumak in the 11th minute of the match. In the 16th minute of the match, Alexei Stratulat got a very nice opportunity to score, but Vitaliy Vischak was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pylyp Shumak in the 18th minute of play forced Moldova's goalkeeper Cãlin Damaschin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cãlin Damaschin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pylyp Shumak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ukraine's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Igor Milko in the 19th minute. The corner ended in Igor Milko almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Moldova's Cãlin Damaschin did a great save. Sandu Vasiliu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vyacheslav Chaban in the 23rd minute of play forced Moldova's goalkeeper Cãlin Damaschin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sergiu Cepoi in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vitaliy Vischak prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sergiu Cepoi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vitaliy Vischak read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. After having played for 30 minutes, Sergiu Cepoi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Moldova's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sergiu Cepoi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sergiu Cepois short, quick shot in the 32ndth minute got Vitaliy Vischak to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Sergiu Cepoi's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 33rdth minute, Vitaliy Vischak skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 37 minutes into the match, Ukraine's Pylyp Shumak sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cãlin Damaschin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vitaliy Vischak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcel Nazaria, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandu Vasiliu in the 41st minute of play forced Ukraine's goalkeeper Vitaliy Vischak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emil Gonta during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Emil Gonta hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Igor Milko made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sergiu Cepoi in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vitaliy Vischak prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Moldova's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marius Cerbu in the 55th minute. A nice corner shot did that Marius Cerbu got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Vitaliy Vischak quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A collision led to Moldova getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Emil Gonta hit a great ball. Cãlin Damaschin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Milko, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sergiu Cepoi in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vitaliy Vischak saved Ukraine from getting behind. When Sandu Vasiliu came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Moldova fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Sandu Vasiliu couldn't finish the play. Moldova's Ruslan Izmanã was substituted for Emil Gonta. Ukraine made a substitution. Valeriy Dyachenko replaced Lyubomyr Kryvyi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandu Vasiliu in the 67th minute of play forced Ukraine's goalkeeper Vitaliy Vischak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 71 minutes, Pylyp Shumak managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ukraine's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pylyp Shumak was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pylyp Shumak could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Cãlin Damaschin made a huge save. Moldova's Cãlin Damaschin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igor Milko in the 77th minute of play. Vitaliy Vischak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergiu Cepoi in the 80th minute of the match. Cãlin Damaschin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Igor Milko in the 81st minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Igor Milko kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cãlin Damaschin. That made the score 0-1 in the 82 minute of play. The supporters of Moldova booed when Ukraine was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Milko didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th match minute, Ukraine was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pylyp Shumak to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sergiu Cepoi in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vitaliy Vischak prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Ukraine supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Ukraine would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.