The national youth football team of Moldova on June 13 enters the qualifying rounds of the EURO 2019. Until then, Moldova meets Austria at the Zimbru stadium, on June 4, IPN reports.
“We are building a new team. Only six players remained from the previous qualifying competition. We will play in a group with the Czech Republic, Croatia and Greece and it will be hard. That’s why we are preparing for these matches as seriously as possible,“ Under-21 team coach Danut Oprea told a news conference.
After the friendly with Armenia, Moldova will play the first match of the qualifying rounds of the EURO 2019. It meets San Marino away. Vitalie Damascan, who scored two goals in the final of Moldova’s Cup, will not play the matches against Armenia and San Marino. The 18-year-old striker suffered an injury in the “golden match” against Dacia. Ivan Urvantsev and Nicolae Cebotari will also not be present.