National cup

National stadium
Spectators: 14377 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 4027, VIP seats: 350) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Leonid Afteni took the kick off in the first half of the match. Agha Arslan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexei Stratulat in the 5th minute of the match. In the 6th minute Denis Lazãr shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agha Arslan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexei Stratulat in the 7th minute of play forced Pakistan's goalkeeper Agha Arslan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pakistan's Agha Arslan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonid Afteni in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th minute, Leonid Afteni made a precise shot to the right of Agha Arslan. Pakistan's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Denis Lazãr scored 0-2 in the 12th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Agha Arslan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 17th minute Denis Lazãr shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agha Arslan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexei Stratulat in the 18th minute of play forced Pakistan's goalkeeper Agha Arslan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Moldova's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Anatolie Triboi in the 20th minute. 23 minutes into the match, Pakistan's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Lazãr came free, but Agha Arslan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Khurram Khan in the 24thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of George Gribincea, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Lazãr in the 25th minute of play forced Pakistan's goalkeeper Agha Arslan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute Leonid Afteni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agha Arslan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Agha Arslan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexei Stratulat, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Agha Arslan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexei Stratulat in the 31st minute of the match. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Khurram Khan sped through Moldova's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of George Gribincea. The audience was convinced that Alexei Stratulat's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Agha Arslan was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. 37 minutes into the match, Pakistan's goal looked a bit too open when Alexei Stratulat came free, but Agha Arslan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pakistan's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Anatolie Triboi was slow to take the kick. During this time Moldova's players had a chance to rest. Anatolie Triboi made a great header on Moldova's corner, it was just that Pakistan's Agha Arslan managed to reach the ball for a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Alexei Stratulat managed to get in a good position for a shot. Moldova's supporters rose to their feet, but Alexei Stratulat was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Agha Arslan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Leonid Afteni's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Agha Arslan was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Leonid Aftenis short, quick shot in the 50thth minute got Agha Arslan to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Agha Arslan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonid Afteni, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. Denis Lazãr could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Agha Arslan made a huge save. Pakistan's Agha Arslan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Pakistan from getting a goal against them. 58 minutes into the match, Pakistan's goalkeeper Agha Arslan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Leonid Afteni. Ali Eehab kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, Ali Eehab hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alexei Stratulat in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Agha Arslan saved Pakistan from getting behind. After 67 minutes Pakistan's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marius Mititel who took care of the corner kick. Agha Arslan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marius Mititel, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Grisha Mbappè's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 72ndth minute, Agha Arslan skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonid Afteni in the 74th minute of play forced Pakistan's goalkeeper Agha Arslan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Moldova's Grisha Mbappè got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. George Gribincea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saad Khawar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Pakistan's Agha Arslan got control of the ball when Grisha Mbappè tried to sneak it across the goal line. Agha Arslan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leonid Afteni in the 84th minute. George Gribincea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saad Khawar in the 85th minute of the match. In the 86th minute Saad Khawar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but George Gribincea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 88 minutes, Adam Awan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pakistan and the Moldova players grew even worse after the yellow card. Adam Awan kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Marius Mititel took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 89th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Agha Arslan. Pakistan's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Agha Arslan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Grisha Mbappè in the 90th minute. Pakistan's Agha Arslan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Pakistan from getting a goal against them. 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.