moldavia 3 - 0 andromeda_ (365236798)

The weather was pretty good, and a crowd of 34973 had shown up at moldavia Arena for the match. Sämi Hentsch was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Kelvin Cornello and Mathew Anscom. moldavia decided to use a 4-5-1 set up. The following players took the field: Zãvoianu - Anca, Johnston, Hempte, Krapfl - Dabija, 仲梁 (Zhongliang) , Feyzikov, Filip, Popa - Filipescu.

A 4-3-3 alignment was the formation of choice for andromeda_. Starters: Hurwitz - Martim, De Backer, Lanci, Bäckerberg - Pourcelot, Negrea, Jansson - Popică, Arbós, Trikefalos.

moldavia showed off their creative tactics. andromeda_ immediately set off using their skill at pressing their opponents. moldavia had a good opportunity to take the lead as J. Krapfl came up the left side, but he struck the ball weakly and it went straight into the arms of A. Hurwitz. moldavia took the lead after 25 minutes as a result of P. Filipescu's peach of a shot from the right hand side of the box - placed beautifully in the top corner. 1 - 0. 1 - 0 was the score after the first half. Possession in this half belonged to moldavia, who controlled the ball 71 percent of the time.

69 minutes in, andromeda_ appeared unsure on how to play and their organisation was only passable. A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of moldavia to 2 - 0 as P. Filipescu finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. By now, the players in moldavia felt that victory was guaranteed and began to play it safe, focusing on defence and not risking too much going forward. The corner kick from P. Hempte was powerfully met by the head of N. Johnston to make the score 3 - 0. andromeda_ needed a fresh pair of legs on the field, and after 89 minutes G. Lanci made way for R. Waldeck. moldavia had most of the ball, with 75 percent of possession.

moldavia's best player was N. Dabija. N. Johnston turned in a dismal performance, however. andromeda_'s top performer was clearly P. Bäckerberg. On the other hand, R. Waldeck's play was disheartening. The match ends 3 - 0.