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National youth team scores victory against San Marino


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The national Under-21 team of Moldova beat San Marino’s squad 2-0 in a match of the 2015 European Championship preliminaries, played in Tiraspol on November 15. As a result of this victory, the team trained by Alexandru Curteian shares the second and third places with Wales. Both of the teams have by 10 points, IPN reports.

The goals for Moldova were scored by Igor Dima (53rd minute) and Ion Ursu (83rd). Of the three victories won by the ‘tricolors’ in the current qualification campaign, two were scored against San Marino.

“We will play for victory in all the matches and will see in the end what place we take,” Alexandru Curteian said in a news conference after the match

On November 19, Moldova meets Lithuania in Tiraspol. This is a very important match for the national squad. England is the favorite of the group with 13 points scored and one match fewer played.