National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10306 (Terracing: 7730, Seating: 2370, VIP seats: 206) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dorel Mititel kicked off to start the match. If Gabríel Vassaras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabríel Vassaras in the 3rd minute of play forced U21 Moldova's goalkeeper Ghenadie Damian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the match, U21 Moldova's goal looked a bit too open when Gabríel Vassaras came free, but Ghenadie Damian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alain Vandam kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Gilles Eekhout made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Gheorghe Papuc sent off a good shot on target. Ghenadie Damian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niels Vandamme in the 14th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, Gabríel Vassaras had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ghenadie Damian. U21 Moldova's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gabríel Vassaras was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 20th minute of the game Florin Urmasu made a throw-in which Tudor Damian played forward. In the 24th minute, U21 Moldova's Sandu Vasiliu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gilles Eekhout. Gilles Eekhout yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. In the 29th minute Niels Vandamme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ghenadie Damian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diedrik Van Mechelen in the 31st minute of play forced U21 Moldova's goalkeeper Ghenadie Damian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gilles Eekhout made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dorel Mititel in the 32nd minute. In the 34th minute, Florin Urmasu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 35 minutes into the game, U21 Belgium's Gabríel Vassaras nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ghenadie Damian made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Ghenadie Damian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabríel Vassaras, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gabríel Vassaras stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Moldova's goalkeeper Ghenadie Damian, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 54th minute, Diedrik Van Mechelen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Florin Urmasu made in the 58th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Tudor Damian however managed to control. Gilles Eekhout made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sandu Vasiliu in the 60th minute of play. The supporters of U21 Belgium booed when U21 Moldova was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florin Urmasu didn't get a good kick on the ball. U21 Moldova's Mihai Eminescu was substituted for Dorel Mititel. The supporters of U21 Belgium booed when U21 Moldova was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Florin Urmasu didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sandu Vasiliu in the 65th minute of play forced U21 Belgium's goalkeeper Gilles Eekhout to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gilles Eekhout took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mihai Eminescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mihai Eminescu in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gilles Eekhout prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mihai Eminescu in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gilles Eekhout saved U21 Belgium from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Mihai Eminescu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gilles Eekhout was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. Ghenadie Damian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niels Vandamme in the 71st minute of the match. After 72 played minutes U21 Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Guillaume Waeberghe. U21 Moldova made a substitution. Emil Gonta replaced Valentin Vizitiu. The supporters of U21 Moldova booed when U21 Belgium was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guillaume Waeberghe didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 76 played minutes U21 Belgium got a freekick which was hit by Crispijn Deprez. Guillaume Waeberghe lost his temper 79 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 79th minute of the game. One of U21 Belgium:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of U21 Moldova:s goal. Gabríel Vassaras received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Ghenadie Damian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodor Mereutã in the 84th minute of play forced U21 Belgium's goalkeeper Gilles Eekhout to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 2-3 became the score in the 86th minute when Diedrik Van Mechelen elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. A collision led to U21 Moldova getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Boris Cercel hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gabríel Vassaras got free with Ghenadie Damian in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. U21 Belgium walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.