National futsal team to fight for fifth place in Azerbaijan tournament
Moldova’s national futsal squad had a modest performance at the international tournament “President’s Cup” in Azerbaijan. On February 14, they suffered the second defeat. This time they were beaten by the hosts 1-6, Info-Prim Neo reports.
The Azeri players controlled the game, while the naturalized Brazilians from the team made a show in the field, with Jadder and Eduardo scoring half of the goals. The goal for Moldova was scored by Eduard Hoderean at the end of the first half.
“There is a change of generations in our team. These young men got the jitters in front of a very powerful adversary,” said Moldova manager Vladimir Vusatyi.
In the first match, Moldova lost to Latvia 0-2, and ranked last in the group with zero points.
In the game for the fifth place on February 15, the futsal team play against Azerbaijan’s second team.