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Moldova defeated by Turkey in friendly match


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The national football team of Moldova lost 1-3 to the squad of Turkey in front of about 35,000 spectators. The friendly match was played in Eskisehir in the evening of March 27, IPN reports.

Moldova resisted for only 14 minutes. The score was opened by Borussia Dortmund wonderkid Emre Mor. The 19-year-old halfback scored his first goal for the national team of Turkey. Goalkeeper Sergey Pashchenko was then defeated again in 10 minutes. Galatasaray fullback Ahmet Çalık scored with the head after a corner. After the pause, a goal came from Epureanu’s mate at Istanbul Basaksehir Cengiz Under. The final score of 1-3 was set in the last minute of the game by the Sheriff halfback Radu Gansari.

The match played in Turkey was the last at the national team for Victor Golovatenko. The 32-year-old fullback announced that he withdraws from the national squad. Golovatenco played 79 games for the national team of Moldova, by one more than Alexandru Epureanu. This is a record.