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Moldova vs Ukraine. FIFA World Cup European Qualifying Group H.

Zimbru StadiumAttendance10,050.

Moldova 0

    Ukraine 0

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      Ukraine held by Moldova

      Friday 12 October 2012 22:01, UK

      Image: Ukraine: Forced to settle for a goalless stalemate

      Ukraine had to settle for a goalless draw against lowly Moldova to add to the woes of a turbulent week.

      Blokhin's side left to rue missed chances

      Ukraine had to settle for a goalless draw against lowly Moldova to add to the woes of a turbulent week. Ukraine made the trip without coach Oleg Blokhin, who underwent surgery to remove a blood clot from a carotid artery earlier this week, days before he planned to step down anyway in order to return to Dynamo Kiev. Blokhin's absence dominated the agenda in the build-up to the match and although the players had insisted it would not affect them, they certainly looked far from their best as they fluffed their chances to give Moldova a first point of the campaign. Not that they did not create plenty of openings in a match that was one-way traffic throughout. Roman Zozylya wasted some of the best, blazing over from close range midway through the first half and then heading against a post from Ruslan Rotan's 34th-minute free-kick. Early in the second half, Stanislav Namasco pushed Denys Garmash's header around the post before Taras Mykhalyk wasted another close-range chance. There was a late chance for Moldova, but Andrei Pyatov parried Alexandru Gatcan's shot away from danger. Ukraine have two points from as many matches after their opening 1-1 draw with England.

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