Dragonul 2 - 1 moldavia (365236821)

The 81389 fans in attendance at Dragonul Arena were roasting in the hot sun. Jörgen Rammar was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Leonhard Schranz and Rémi Marie-Louise. A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Dragonul. Starters: Vīriņš - Vovchenko, van Duinen, Postelnicu - Corvelle, De Vroe, Gãman, Blokhin, Solmi - McGovern, Assunção.

moldavia started off with a 4-5-1 lineup. They fielded: Contento - Krapfl, Hempte, Johnston, Anca - Feyzikov, Dinu, Filip, 仲梁 (Zhongliang) , Dabija - Filipescu.

M. Blokhin sailed high above the opponents as he headed in a corner kick from M. De Vroe after 34 minutes of play, making the score 1 - 0. Dragonul's M. Blokhin had an excellent opportunity after 35 minutes, shooting after receiving a pass from the right hand side, but he missed the goal by miles! Dragonul's M. Blokhin was shown a yellow card after 36 minutes for slicing down an opponent. 37 minutes into the match, the speedy M. McGovern easily outpaced N. Johnston, chipped the keeper and made the score 2 - 0. 38 minutes in, moldavia's N. Johnston received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. It was 2 - 0 at the break. This part of the game was a standoff between the teams in terms of possession.

A. Assunção wanted to play on, but the Dragonul coach had other ideas, and he was replaced 46 minutes into the game by H. Suoanttila. After a short break after 46 minutes, Dragonul seemed to change their tactical approach a bit. The visitors got one back when S. Filip finished off a pass from the left and scored after 62 minutes. 2 - 1 was the score. Possession in the forty-five minutes was dominated by Dragonul, with 51 percent of the ball.

Dragonul's best player was M. McGovern. However, V. Solmi made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating moldavia player was without a doubt N. Dabija. S. Feyzikov turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 2 - 1.