FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Friday, October 6, 2017
Moldova LDDLL 0
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Republic of Ireland LWDDL 2
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IRL202
Aviva Stadium · 50,560 att. · ESPN3

Match Report

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Daryl Murphy double carries Rep. of Ireland past Moldova

Daryl Murphy's first-half double set up an intriguing World Cup qualification trip to Wales as the Republic of Ireland eased past Moldova 2-0.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
3
56.7
Possession
43.3
10
SHOTS
14
3
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
433
Accurate Passes
321
507
Passes
392
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
5
19
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.4
64
Long Balls
75
33
Accurate Long Balls
44
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
12
14
Tackles
19
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
21
Effective Clearances
12
21
Clearances
12

Head to Head

IRL leads series 1-0

Lineups

IRL · 4-4-2

  1. 23Darren RandolphG
  2. 3Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  3. 20Shane DuffyCD-R
  4. 17Stephen WardLB
  5. 2Cyrus ChristieRB
  6. 13Jeff HendrickCM-L
  7. 18David MeylerCM-R
  8. 12Callum O'DowdaLM
  9. 14Wes HoolahanRM
  10. 8Daryl MurphyCF-L
  11. 9Shane LongCF-R

MDA · 4-5-1

  1. 1Ilie CebanuG
  2. 6Alexandru EpureanuCD-L
  3. 4Petru RacuCD-R
  4. 22Artiom RazgoniucLB
  5. 14Vitalie BordianRB
  6. 7Artur IonitaCM-L
  7. 8Alexander GatskanCM-R
  8. 17Gheorghe AntonAM
  9. 10Alexandru DedovLM
  10. 16Sergiu PlaticaRM
  11. 11Radu GinsariF

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Republic of Ireland 1, Moldova 0. Daryl Murphy (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 19' Goal! Republic of Ireland 2, Moldova 0. Daryl Murphy (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stephen Ward with a cross.
  3. 41' Artiom Razgoniuc (Moldova) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 55' Substitution, Moldova. Eugeniu Cociuc replaces Alexandru Dedov.
  5. 79' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Aiden McGeady replaces Wes Hoolahan.
  6. 79' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Harry Arter replaces Daryl Murphy.
  7. 79' Substitution, Moldova. Vladimir Ambros replaces Sergiu Platica.
  8. 83' Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Sean Maguire replaces Shane Long.
  9. 90'+1' Harry Arter (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 90'+2' Alexandru Gatcan (Moldova) is shown the red card for violent conduct.

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