Italy 2-0 Moldova · World Cup Qualification UEFA
Italy beat Moldova 2-0 in the World Cup Qualification UEFA. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Italy and Moldova met in the World Cup Qualification UEFA at Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia on Monday, 9 June 2025.
Goalscorers
Italy: G. Raspadori 40'; A. Cambiaso 50'. Moldova did not score.
How the match went
Italy saw more of the ball, 65% of it. Italy had 28 shots with 7 on target, Moldova 18 with 7 on target. There were 13 corners in total, 7 to Italy and 6 to Moldova. Italy conceded 8 fouls, Moldova 12. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (1 for Italy, 2 for Moldova).
Line-ups
Italy started in a 3-5-1-1: Gianluigi Donnarumma, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Alessandro Bastoni, Luca Ranieri, Andrea Cambiaso, Davide Frattesi, Samuele Ricci, Sandro Tonali, Federico Dimarco, Giacomo Raspadori, Mateo Retegui.
Moldova started in a 5-3-2: Cristian Avram, Sergiu Plătică, Vladislav Baboglo, V. Mudrac, Daniel Dumbrăvanu, Oleg Reabciuk, Mihail Caimacov, Artur Ioniță, Ştefan Bodişteanu, Ion Nicolaescu, Virgiliu Postolachi.
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Minute by minute
- 10'VAR check complete: the goal for Moldova stands.
- 40'Goal! Italy 1-0 Moldova. G. Raspadori (Italy) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Italy 1-0 Moldova.
- 50'Goal! Italy 2-0 Moldova. A. Cambiaso (Italy) scores, assisted by D. Frattesi.
- 90'Full-time. Italy 2-0 Moldova.
Full commentary (66 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Italy vs Moldova.
- 0'Yellow card for S. Clescenco (Moldova) for argument.
- 7'Attempt blocked. G. Raspadori (Italy), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 10'VAR check complete: the goal for Moldova stands.
- 12'Attempt blocked. D. Frattesi (Italy), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 14'Attempt missed. S. Tonali (Italy), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 17'Off the woodwork! L. Ranieri (Italy), header from a set piece. xG 0.05.
- 18'Attempt missed. D. Frattesi (Italy), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 22'Attempt blocked. G. Raspadori (Italy), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 26'Attempt blocked. F. Dimarco (Italy), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 28'Attempt missed. I. Nicolaescu (Moldova), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
- 32'Attempt saved. M. Retegui (Italy), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 32'Attempt blocked. G. Raspadori (Italy), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 37'Attempt missed. F. Dimarco (Italy), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 38'Attempt missed. M. Retegui (Italy), left-footed shot. xG 0.31.
- 40'Goal! Italy 1-0 Moldova. G. Raspadori (Italy) scores.
- 40'Attempt blocked. S. Ricci (Italy), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 42'Attempt blocked. I. Nicolaescu (Moldova), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 43'Attempt missed. A. Ioniță (Moldova), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 43'Attempt saved. O. Reabciuk (Moldova), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 45'Attempt saved. D. Dumbravanu (Moldova), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45+1'Attempt missed. D. Dumbravanu (Moldova), header from a corner. xG 0.16.
- 45'Half-time. Italy 1-0 Moldova.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Italy: N. Barella comes on for S. Ricci.
- 46'Substitution, Italy: R. Orsolini comes on for F. Dimarco.
- 48'Attempt blocked. L. Ranieri (Italy), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 49'Attempt missed. I. Nicolaescu (Moldova), header. xG 0.10.
- 50'Goal! Italy 2-0 Moldova. A. Cambiaso (Italy) scores, assisted by D. Frattesi.
- 51'Attempt saved. Ş. Bodişteanu (Moldova), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 52'Attempt missed. D. Frattesi (Italy), header. xG 0.10.
- 54'Attempt missed. V. Postolachi (Moldova), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
- 55'Attempt blocked. D. Frattesi (Italy), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.13.
- 55'Attempt missed. D. Frattesi (Italy), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
- 56'Attempt blocked. M. Retegui (Italy), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 56'Attempt blocked. R. Orsolini (Italy), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 58'Substitution, Moldova: N. Moțpan comes on for Ş. Bodişteanu.
- 58'Attempt missed. R. Orsolini (Italy), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 59'Attempt blocked. G. Raspadori (Italy), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
- 63'Attempt saved. S. Tonali (Italy), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 66'Substitution, Moldova: S. Perciun comes on for V. Postolachi.
- 66'Substitution, Moldova: V. Stina comes on for M. Caimacov.
- 68'Attempt blocked. M. Retegui (Italy), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 71'Substitution, Italy: L. Lucca comes on for M. Retegui.
- 71'Yellow card for I. Nicolaescu (Moldova) for foul.
- 72'Substitution, Moldova: V. Damașcan comes on for I. Nicolaescu.
- 72'Substitution, Moldova: C. Dros comes on for A. Ioniță.
- 72'Attempt saved. D. Frattesi (Italy), right-footed shot. xG 0.18.
- 73'Attempt saved. D. Frattesi (Italy), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 75'Attempt missed. S. Plătică (Moldova), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 77'Substitution, Italy: D. Maldini comes on for G. Raspadori.
- 79'Attempt missed. S. Plătică (Moldova), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 83'Substitution, Italy: D. Coppola comes on for L. Ranieri.
- 85'Yellow card for D. Frattesi (Italy) for foul.
- 85'Attempt saved. C. Dros (Moldova), header from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 87'Attempt blocked. V. Damașcan (Moldova), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 88'Attempt saved. R. Orsolini (Italy), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Attempt saved. C. Dros (Moldova), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 90+3'Attempt saved. V. Stina (Moldova), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 90+4'Attempt missed. L. Lucca (Italy), header. xG 0.11.
- 90+5'Attempt missed. O. Reabciuk (Moldova), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 90+5'Attempt blocked. V. Stina (Moldova), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 90+6'Attempt saved. V. Damașcan (Moldova), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 90'Full-time. Italy 2-0 Moldova.