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Romania, who were jeered off the pitch when they beat Paraguay 3-2 on Wednesday, finished off their World Cup preparation here Saturday by hammering Moldova 5-1.
Gheorghe Popescu put the home side ahead from the penalty spot in the 34th minute and two minutes later Petrescu made it 2-0 when he rose to nod home a superb corner from Gheorghe Hagi. The Romanians turned on the pressure in the second-half and four minutes after the break Dumitrescu dribbled his way through the area and fired home an unstoppable effort to make it 3-0. Viorel Moldovan scored a fourth and the young Niculescu,. who came on for Adrien Ilie a fifth before Tabanov pulled back a consolation goal for the visitors with two minutes left to play. Romania played in Ploiesti after deciding to boycott Bucharest after Wednesday’s hostile crowd reaction.
Teams
Romania: Stangaciu (Prunea 65), Petrescu, Gh. Popescu, Ciubotariu, Filipescu, Munteanu (Dumitrescu 46), Galca (Dobos 60), Marinescu, Hagi (Stanga 46), A. Ilie (Niculescu 46), Moldovan
Moldova: Dinov, Boldurescu, Guzun, Stroenco, Testimitanu, Gaidamasciuc, Epureanu, Belous, Stratulat, Tabanov, Chirilov.