National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mihail Postolache kicked off to start the match. Pat Zamora showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mihail Postolache, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 5th minute, Gez Blackwater hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mircea Bivol took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 6th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Pat Zamora. U21 Northern Ireland's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Pat Zamora showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Scobioalã in the 8th minute of the match. When U21 Moldova's Emil Scobioalã, in the 8th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for U21 Moldova. Pat Zamora showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Scobioalã in the 9th minute of the match. Pat Zamora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mihail Postolache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pat Zamora made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mesut Özil in the 15th minute of play. U21 Northern Ireland's Pat Zamora played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mesut Özil in the 16th minute of play. Pat Zamora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mesut Özil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pat Zamora showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mihail Postolache in the 18th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mihail Postolache in the 18th minute of play forced U21 Northern Ireland's goalkeeper Pat Zamora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the match, U21 Moldova's goalkeeper Best Junel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erling Haaland. An unexpectedly hard shot by Constantin Stegaru in the 20th minute of play forced U21 Northern Ireland's goalkeeper Pat Zamora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Achraf Hakimi hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Pat Zamora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Scobioalã, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pat Zamora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Scobioalã, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pat Zamora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Constantin Stegaru, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pat Zamora made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Scobioalã in the 30th minute of play. Pat Zamora stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mihail Postolache's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. The U21 Moldova fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when U21 Moldova's Mihail Postolache looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Pat Zamora showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mesut Özil, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Best Junel made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Luke Delamore sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mesut Özil in the 40th minute of play forced U21 Northern Ireland's goalkeeper Pat Zamora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute Mesut Özil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pat Zamora saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, U21 Northern Ireland's goal looked a bit too open when Mesut Özil came free, but Pat Zamora reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd minute Mihail Postolache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pat Zamora saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 44 minutes into the game, U21 Moldova's Emil Scobioalã nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pat Zamora made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
The wind increased when Erling Haaland made the kick off in the second half. Pat Zamora showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mesut Özil, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. U21 Northern Ireland's Pat Zamora played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mesut Özil in the 51st minute of play. 53 minutes into the match, U21 Northern Ireland's goal looked a bit too open when Emil Scobioalã came free, but Pat Zamora reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, U21 Northern Ireland's goalkeeper Pat Zamora had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emil Scobioalã. Through an outstanding action, after 57 minutes, Pat Zamora successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 61st minute, Mesut Özil reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pat Zamora. The goal made the score 0-3. U21 Moldova's Boris Castravet was substituted for Mihail Postolache. U21 Northern Ireland made a substitution. Derek Darko replaced Luke Delamore. U21 Northern Ireland's Eric Choupo-Moting was substituted for Sam Bates. U21 Northern Ireland's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Mesut Özil 66 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-4. After a rather tough play, U21 Northern Ireland's Eric Choupo-Moting got a free kick in the 69th minute. A hard shot 70 in the game by Emil Scobioalã from a close distance when the talented Pat Zamora managed to make a qualified save. U21 Northern Ireland's players were relieved. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Erling Haaland in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Best Junel saved U21 Moldova from getting behind. Kris Wellings hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. After having played for 78 minutes, Eduardo Camavinga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Moldova's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eduardo Camavinga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mesut Özil in the 80th minute of play forced U21 Northern Ireland's goalkeeper Pat Zamora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th of the match, Mesut Özil tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Pat Zamora got in the way and made a wonderful save. Erling Haaland scored 1-5 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Best Junel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, U21 Northern Ireland's Pat Zamora got control of the ball when Emil Scobioalã tried to sneak it across the goal line. 90 minutes into the match, U21 Northern Ireland's goalkeeper Pat Zamora had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Constantin Stegaru. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boris Castravet in the 91st minute of play forced U21 Northern Ireland's goalkeeper Pat Zamora to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pat Zamora stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Boris Castravet's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Derek Darko in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Best Junel saved U21 Moldova from getting behind. U21 Moldova's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.
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