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National Stadium
Spectators: 10325 (Terracing: 7744, Seating: 2375, VIP seats: 206) Ion Creangă made the kick off and thus started the match. Ion Creangă blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vitan Nikolchev having to make a save. Vladimir Hristoskov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Ion Timofte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, U21 Moldova's Ion Timofte got control of the ball when Argir Stariradev tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to U21 Bulgaria getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Omurtag Venchev hit a great ball. Vitan Nikolchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ion Creangă in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 23rd minute, Ion Creangă made a precise shot to the right of Vitan Nikolchev. U21 Bulgaria's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. With a little luck, U21 Moldova's Ion Timofte got control of the ball when Omurtag Venchev tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 32nd minute Nano Boninski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ion Timofte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 34 in the game by Omurtag Venchev from a close distance when the talented Ion Timofte managed to make a qualified save. U21 Moldova's players were relieved. Ion Timofte made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Argir Stariradev sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mihail Bâtcã in the 40th minute of play forced U21 Bulgaria's goalkeeper Vitan Nikolchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 42 minutes into the match, U21 Moldova's goal looked a bit too open when Nano Boninski came free, but Ion Timofte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Argir Stariradev made a kick off. A collision led to U21 Bulgaria getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Svilen Mudev hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Bulgaria's zone, Mihail Bâtcã stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vitan Nikolchev came out of the goal and Mihail Bâtcã tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 55th minute, Iurie Macovei hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Omurtag Venchev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Ion Timofte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 59th minute, Trifon Ivanov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nemanja Vidić hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. U21 Bulgaria made a substitution. Zapryan Tuparov replaced Radomir Dilinski. After a rather tough play, U21 Bulgaria's Nemanja Vidić got a free kick in the 62nd minute. U21 Bulgaria's Vitan Nikolchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ion Creangă in the 66th minute of play. Vitan Nikolchev made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Mihail Bâtcã sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, U21 Bulgaria's Vladimir Hristoskov got a free kick in the 72nd minute. After a rather tough play, U21 Bulgaria's Vladimir Hristoskov got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Mihail Bâtcã who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 76thth minute tested the skills of Vitan Nikolchev when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Mihail Bâtcã let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 76th minute shot 0-2 at rihgt post. Vladimir Hristoskov hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ion Creangă in the 85th minute of play forced U21 Bulgaria's goalkeeper Vitan Nikolchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ion Timofte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kaloyan Dimovski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vitan Nikolchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ion Creangă in the 91st minute of play. 95 minutes into the game, Vladimir Hristoskov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. U21 Bulgaria's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave U21 Moldova the free kick. In the 95th minute, Vladimir Hristoskov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.