FC Ungheni started unsuccessfully the competition in the National Division. The team trained by Vadim Boret and Constantin Arbanas was demolished by Academia 1-4, IPN reports.
Without the main goalkeeper, Ungheni received three goals in the first half alone. After the break, Vadim Cracimari scored his second goal, while the goal of honor for Ungheni was scored by Eduard Avram, who scored in the goal of his brother Cristian Avram. “Goalkeepers Caminschii and Deadec could not play for particular reasons. These were replaced by Vatavu, who is actually a fullback,” the coach of Ungheni Vadim Boret said in a news conference.
The other matches of the first half ended as follows: Milsami - Saxan 2-0, Sheriff - Zaria 1-2, and Speranta - Dinamo-Auto 0-0. In the evening of July 25, Dacia and Zimbru play the derby match in Speia.