Petrocub needed three more minutes to obtain a positive result in the return game against Maccabi Tel Aviv the day it launched its anthem that was sung by artist Ion Razza. Guiagon (90+1) and Peretz (90+3) scored for the team trained by Robbie Keane, IPN reports.
In the first leg, Petrocub lost in Tel Aviv 0-3. In the return match played in Chisinau, head coach Alexei Savinov could not use six important players owing to injury. These are: Mudrac, Iosipoi, Revenco, Ambros, M.Platica and Kleshchenko. In their absence, the lineup included Avram, Potîrniche, Jardan, Rozgoniuc, Borș (Demian 39, Axenti 87), Bogaciuc, Lungu (Cotogoi 39), Pușcaș (Calaidjoglu 64), Lupan (Butucel 64), S.Platica, Cojocaru.
“It was a very good lesson for us. If you want to achieve results with such teams, you must move on much quicker,” stated Alexei Savinov.