Football: Moldova 1-0 Kazakhstan

March 04, 2010

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Moldova won the first match under new coach Gabi Balint (Romania). In a friendly match, Moldovans defeated Kazakhstan thanks to a goal by midfielder Alexandru Epureanu (min.65), who plays for Dynamo Moscow.

Kazakhstan attempted to make a late rally but any chance they may have had disappeared when Aktobe midfielder Yuri Logvinenko received a red card with 15 minutes remaining.

The game took place at the Ataturk Stadium in Antalya, Turkey.

Republic of Moldova: Namaşco, Armaş, Boreţ, Golovatenco, Epureanu (captain), Tîgârlaş, Cebotaru, Bugaiov, Doroş, Savinov and Golban.
Bench: Gaiduchevici, Gorceac, V. Andronic, Onica, Suvorov and Bolohan.
Coach: Gabi Balint.

Kazahstan: Sidelnikov, Irismetov, Rojkov, Kislitsin, Avercenko, Hijnicenko, Karpovici (captain), Kukeev, Nurgaliev, Logvinenko şi Erbes.
Bench: Grigorenko, Sevcenko, Finoncenko, Skoryh, Konysbaev, Abdulin şi Somko.
Coach: Bernd Storck.

Referees: Vladislav Bezborodov, Nikolay Golubev, Tikhon Kalugin, Vladimir Kazmenko (all from Russia).