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Moldova’s Ion Jardan (top) fights for the ball with Russia’s Dmitri Kombarov during their Euro 2016 group G qualifying soccer match at the Zimbru stadium in Chisinau, Moldova, October 9, 2015. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
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Moldova’s Ion Jardan (top) fights for the ball with Russia’s Dmitri Kombarov during their Euro 2016 group G qualifying soccer match at the Zimbru stadium in Chisinau, Moldova, October 9, 2015. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
MOSCOW (Reuters) – UEFA have fined the Football Association of Moldova 15,000 Euro ($16,600) for crowd disturbances during their Euro 2016 qualifying defeat by Russia in Chisinau earlier this month.
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Moldova will also have to close part of their ground for their next European match after being found guilty of letting off flares and displaying racist flags during the 2-1 loss on Oct. 9, UEFA said in a statement on Friday.
Moldova finished their qualification campaign bottom of Group G with two points. Russia qualified for the European Championship in France after finishing second.
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(Reporting By Dmitriy Rogovitskiy. Editing by Patrick Johnston)
