moldavia 2 - 2 Beast (365236816)

64000 spectators arrived at moldavia Arena, where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Magnus Ljungstål was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ger de Keiser and Tom Gochnauer. moldavia had chosen a strategic 5-4-1 formation. The following players took the field: Contento - Anca, Johnston, Krapfl, Hempte, Furdui - Dabija, Popa, 仲梁 (Zhongliang) , Filip - Filipescu.

Beast decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. Lineup: How Keng - Staindl, Panduru, Borzì, Hannabuss - Delov, Tutupoli, Arellano, Kirchnüchel - Mignogna, Pamic.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of Beast. 21 minutes into the match, Beast's M. Mignogna demonstrated his famed speed as he raced past his marker and passed the ball to J. Pamic who chipped it in for 0 - 1. 24 minutes in, moldavia's 谢. 仲梁 (Zhongliang) received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. In a fantastic display of determination, Beast's F. Staindl forced himself to his feet, after an opponent viciously knocked him down. With 29 minutes gone, M. Mignogna suddenly found himself completely free on the right wing when a counterattack by Beast caught their opponents by surprise. Only a great save by the opposing keeper prevented him from scoring. Beast's C. How Keng had to watch the rest of the game from the sidelines, after twisting his ankle with 32 minutes having been played. P. Vulpe was the replacement. Good work by the Beast defensive line after 36 minutes produced a good counterattack chance, which cut elegantly down the middle of the pitch and found M. Mignogna alone in front of the goal, but his shot whistled just wide. The crowd chanted their encouragement as moldavia's P. Filipescu came in from the right after 40 minutes and put the ball in the net to level the score at 1 - 1. 1 - 1 was the halftime score. moldavia had most of the ball, with 57 percent of possession.

Beast had a great opportunity to score following a counterattack after 74 minutes, but U. Kirchnüchel's shot from the left sailed high over the bar. moldavia's V. Anca got himself booked for a foul. A loud groan was heard from the fans of Beast, as D. Hannabuss left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. F. Rothe took his place on the field. 85 minutes into the game Beast managed a counterattack, but F. Rothe took a soft shot from the left flank that was easy prey for the alert keeper. The corner kick from F. Tutupoli was powerfully met by the head of F. Staindl to make the score 1 - 2. Due to some great work on the right wing moldavia's 谢. 仲梁 (Zhongliang) was able to even the score after 88 minutes to make the score 2 - 2. moldavia claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 56 percent.

The most dominating moldavia player was without a doubt N. Dabija. V. Anca on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Beast player was J. Pamic. On the other hand, P. Vulpe's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 2.