Moldova 2-0 Malta · UEFA Nations League
Moldova beat Malta 2-0 in the UEFA Nations League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Moldova and Malta met in the UEFA Nations League at Stadionul Zimbru in Chisinau on Saturday, 7 September 2024.
Goalscorers
Moldova: M. Caimacov 32'; I. Nicolaescu 45'. Malta did not score.
How the match went
The referee showed 6 yellow cards (2 for Moldova, 4 for Malta).
Line-ups
Moldova started in a 5-4-1: Dumitru Celeadnic, Sergiu Plătică, Artur Crăciun, Victor Mudrac, D. Marandici, Oleg Reabciuk, Mihail Caimacov, Nikita Motpan, Vadim Rață, Artur Ioniță, Ion Nicolaescu.
Malta started in a 3-4-1-2: Henry Bonello, Zach Muscat, Kurt Shaw, Jean Borg, Joseph Mbong, Yannick Yankam, Matthew Guillaumier, Ryan Camenzuli, S. Pisani, Kemar Reid, Paul Mbong.
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Minute by minute
- 32'Goal! Moldova 1-0 Malta. M. Caimacov (Moldova) scores.
- 45+4'Goal! Moldova 2-0 Malta. I. Nicolaescu (Moldova) converts the penalty.
- 45'Half-time. Moldova 2-0 Malta.
- 90'Full-time. Moldova 2-0 Malta.
Full commentary (42 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Moldova vs Malta.
- 0'Yellow card for M. Marcolini (Malta) for argument.
- 2'Attempt blocked. I. Nicolaescu (Moldova), header. xG 0.06.
- 6'Attempt missed. A. Ioniță (Moldova), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.34.
- 8'Attempt missed. M. Caimacov (Moldova), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 17'Attempt blocked. I. Nicolaescu (Moldova), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 23'Attempt missed. A. Ioniță (Moldova), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 28'Attempt blocked. I. Nicolaescu (Moldova), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
- 32'Goal! Moldova 1-0 Malta. M. Caimacov (Moldova) scores.
- 42'Attempt blocked. I. Nicolaescu (Moldova), header. xG 0.13.
- 44'Attempt missed. S. Plătică (Moldova), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 44'Attempt blocked. S. Plătică (Moldova), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 45'Yellow card for M. Guillaumier (Malta) for argument.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45+1'Attempt missed. Z. Muscat (Malta), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 45+3'Yellow card for H. Bonello (Malta) for argument.
- 45+4'Goal! Moldova 2-0 Malta. I. Nicolaescu (Moldova) converts the penalty.
- 45'Half-time. Moldova 2-0 Malta.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Malta: C. Lonardelli comes on for Y. Yankam.
- 46'Substitution, Malta: L. Montebello comes on for K. Reid.
- 47'Attempt saved. L. Montebello (Malta), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 52'Off the woodwork! I. Nicolaescu (Moldova), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 53'Yellow card for Z. Muscat (Malta) for foul.
- 57'Attempt blocked. S. Pisani (Malta), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 60'Attempt missed. P. Mbong (Malta), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 65'Yellow card for N. Moțpan (Moldova) for foul.
- 66'Attempt missed. N. Moțpan (Moldova), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.07.
- 70'Substitution, Moldova: V. Damașcan comes on for I. Nicolaescu.
- 70'Substitution, Malta: K. Nwoko comes on for P. Mbong.
- 70'Substitution, Moldova: V. Bogaciuc comes on for N. Moțpan.
- 71'Substitution, Malta: T. Teuma comes on for S. Pisani.
- 71'Attempt saved. A. Ioniță (Moldova), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.
- 72'Yellow card for V. Damașcan (Moldova) for foul.
- 75'Substitution, Moldova: V. Stina comes on for A. Ioniță.
- 79'Attempt missed. L. Montebello (Malta), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
- 84'Attempt saved. V. Damașcan (Moldova), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 84'Attempt saved. M. Guillaumier (Malta), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 85'Substitution, Moldova: M. Cojocaru comes on for M. Caimacov.
- 85'Substitution, Malta: N. Muscat comes on for M. Guillaumier.
- 90'3 minutes of added time.
- 90'Full-time. Moldova 2-0 Malta.