Kazakhstan 1-2 Moldova · UEFA Nations League
Kazakhstan lost to Moldova 1-2 in the UEFA Nations League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Kazakhstan and Moldova met in the UEFA Nations League at Astana Arena in Astana on Friday, 2 October 2026.
Goalscorers
Kazakhstan: N. Alip 64'. Moldova: N. Cleșcenco 45'; P. Popescu 50'.
How the match went
Kazakhstan saw more of the ball, 66% of it. Kazakhstan had 19 shots with 4 on target, Moldova 16 with 8 on target. There were 15 corners in total, 11 to Kazakhstan and 4 to Moldova. Kazakhstan conceded 10 fouls, Moldova 10. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (2 for Kazakhstan, 0 for Moldova).
Line-ups
Kazakhstan started in a 4-2-3-1: Aleksandr Zarutskiy, Aleksandr Mrynskiy, Temirlan Yerlanov, Nuraly Alip, Yan Vorogovskiy, Ramazan Orazov, Dinmukhamed Karaman, Elkhan Astanov, Bauyrzhan Islamkhan, Galymzhan Kenzhebek, Ramazan Karimov.
Moldova started in a 5-3-2: Dumitru Celeadnic, Ioan-Calin Revenco, Vladislav Baboglo, Iurie Iovu, Mihail Gherasimencov, Oleg Reabciuk, Vladimir Fratea, Vadim Rață, Sergiu Perciun, Petru Popescu, Nicky Cleșcenco.
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Minute by minute
- 45+1'Goal! Kazakhstan 0-1 Moldova. N. Cleșcenco (Moldova) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Kazakhstan 0-1 Moldova.
- 50'Goal! Kazakhstan 0-2 Moldova. P. Popescu (Moldova) scores, assisted by S. Perciun.
- 64'Goal! Kazakhstan 1-2 Moldova. N. Alip (Kazakhstan) scores, assisted by B. Islamkhan.
- 90'Full-time. Kazakhstan 1-2 Moldova.
Full commentary (69 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Kazakhstan vs Moldova.
- 8'Attempt saved. E. Astanov (Kazakhstan), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 13'Attempt missed. N. Cleșcenco (Moldova), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.02.
- 16'Corner, Moldova.
- 16'Attempt saved. I. Revenco (Moldova), header from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 16'Attempt saved. S. Perciun (Moldova), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 19'Corner, Moldova.
- 19'Attempt missed. S. Perciun (Moldova), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 19'Attempt missed. I. Revenco (Moldova), header from a corner. xG 0.11.
- 21'Attempt saved. N. Cleșcenco (Moldova), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.13.
- 22'Attempt missed. D. Karaman (Kazakhstan), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 22'Corner, Kazakhstan.
- 23'Attempt missed. T. Yerlanov (Kazakhstan), header from a corner. xG 0.20.
- 27'Attempt missed. G. Kenzhebek (Kazakhstan), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 27'Corner, Kazakhstan.
- 28'Corner, Kazakhstan.
- 28'Attempt missed. Y. Vorogovskiy (Kazakhstan), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 28'Attempt blocked. G. Kenzhebek (Kazakhstan), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 31'Corner, Moldova.
- 32'Attempt missed. P. Popescu (Moldova), header from a corner. xG 0.11.
- 34'Attempt missed. Y. Vorogovskiy (Kazakhstan), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 35'Attempt saved. P. Popescu (Moldova), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 37'Attempt saved. V. Fratea (Moldova), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 41'Attempt saved. R. Orazov (Kazakhstan), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 43'Corner, Kazakhstan.
- 44'Attempt missed. G. Kenzhebek (Kazakhstan), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45+1'Goal! Kazakhstan 0-1 Moldova. N. Cleșcenco (Moldova) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Kazakhstan 0-1 Moldova.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Moldova: N. Moțpan comes on for V. Fratea.
- 46'Substitution, Kazakhstan: A. Tuyakbayev comes on for E. Astanov.
- 46'Substitution, Kazakhstan: E. Tapalov comes on for R. Orazov.
- 47'Corner, Kazakhstan.
- 50'Corner, Moldova.
- 50'Goal! Kazakhstan 0-2 Moldova. P. Popescu (Moldova) scores, assisted by S. Perciun.
- 52'Corner, Kazakhstan.
- 52'Attempt blocked. B. Islamkhan (Kazakhstan), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 52'Corner, Kazakhstan.
- 53'Attempt missed. G. Kenzhebek (Kazakhstan), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 55'Attempt blocked. D. Karaman (Kazakhstan), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 56'Corner, Kazakhstan.
- 56'Attempt blocked. Y. Vorogovskiy (Kazakhstan), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 59'Offside, Moldova.
- 59'Substitution, Kazakhstan: A. Shushenachev comes on for R. Karimov.
- 59'Substitution, Moldova: V. Stina comes on for N. Cleșcenco.
- 61'Attempt saved. P. Popescu (Moldova), header. xG 0.05.
- 64'Goal! Kazakhstan 1-2 Moldova. N. Alip (Kazakhstan) scores, assisted by B. Islamkhan.
- 66'Substitution, Kazakhstan: N. Zhagorov comes on for A. Mrynskiy.
- 71'Attempt blocked. B. Islamkhan (Kazakhstan), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 71'Corner, Kazakhstan.
- 74'Substitution, Kazakhstan: S. Maliy comes on for T. Yerlanov.
- 75'Substitution, Moldova: M. Ștefan comes on for O. Reabciuk.
- 75'Attempt missed. E. Tapalov (Kazakhstan), header. xG 0.04.
- 78'Attempt missed. V. Stina (Moldova), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
- 80'Yellow card for G. Kenzhebek (Kazakhstan) for foul.
- 81'Attempt missed. S. Perciun (Moldova), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
- 82'Attempt missed. N. Zhagorov (Kazakhstan), header. xG 0.22.
- 83'Attempt blocked. D. Karaman (Kazakhstan), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 83'Cleared off the line! N. Alip (Kazakhstan), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.05.
- 85'Attempt missed. P. Popescu (Moldova), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.
- 86'Substitution, Moldova: D. Dumbrăvanu comes on for V. Rață.
- 86'Substitution, Moldova: O. David comes on for I. Revenco.
- 88'Corner, Kazakhstan.
- 88'Corner, Kazakhstan.
- 89'Yellow card for Y. Vorogovskiy (Kazakhstan) for foul.
- 90'3 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Attempt missed. P. Popescu (Moldova), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 90'Full-time. Kazakhstan 1-2 Moldova.