Match Report
Moldova U21 went into the game 5th in the table on 7 points; Belarus U21 sat 4th on 14 — a 7-point gap. Moldova U21's recent output lagged their position: 35th on form over five rounds while 5th in the table. Against a league average of 1.52 goals per team per game, Moldova U21 ran at 0.8 scored and 2.3 conceded, Belarus U21 at 1.1 and 1.4.
Moldova U21 were winless in 5. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Moldova U21 against 8/15 for Belarus U21.
With 100 matches recorded and 1.7 yellow cards per game, G. Kruashvili was the man in the middle. Complexul Sportiv Raional in Orhei staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,539. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Belarus U21 led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.