FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Tuesday, September 5, 2017
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Stadionul Zimbru · 10,272 att.

Match Report

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Wales strike late to boost hopes with win away to Moldova

Wales struck twice in the final 10 minutes to record a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Moldova and boost their World Cup qualification hopes.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
6
72.4
Possession
27.6
28
SHOTS
6
8
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
502
Accurate Passes
131
607
Passes
230
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.6
8
Accurate Crosses
2
25
Crosses
13
0.3
Cross %
0.2
74
Long Balls
65
53
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.7
Long Balls %
0.3
8
Blocked Shots
0
9
Effective Tackles
8
10
Tackles
11
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
17
Effective Clearances
43
17
Clearances
43

Head to Head

WAL leads series 1-0

Lineups

MDA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Ilie CebanuG
  2. 6Alexandru EpureanuCD-L
  3. 5Veaceslav PosmacCD-R
  4. 22Artiom RozgoniucLB
  5. 22Artiom RazgoniucLB
  6. 14Vitalie BordianRB
  7. 20Alexandru PascencoAM
  8. 7Artur IonitaLM
  9. 17Gheorghe AntonRM
  10. 11Radu GinsariF
  11. 10Alexandru DedovAM-L
  12. 3Dinu GraurAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Eugeniu CociucSUB
  2. 19Vladimir AmbrosSUB
  3. 9Eugeniu CebotaruSUB
  4. 2Igor ArmasSUB
  5. 12Serghei PascencoSUB
  6. 23Stanislav NamascoSUB
  7. 15Alexandru AntoniucSUB
  8. 16Sergiu PlaticaSUB
  9. 4Catalin CarpSUB
  10. 18Vladislav IvanovSUB
  11. 13Andrei CojocariSUB
  12. 21Igor BugaiovSUB

WAL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Wayne HennesseyG
  2. 6Ashley WilliamsCD-L
  3. 5James ChesterCD-R
  4. 4Ben DaviesLB
  5. 2Chris GunterRB
  6. 10Aaron RamseyCM
  7. 8Andy KingLM
  8. 7Joe AllenRM
  9. 9Hal Robson-KanuF
  10. 20Tom LawrenceLF
  11. 11Gareth BaleRF

Substitutes

  1. 13Lee EvansSUB
  2. 21Danny WardSUB
  3. 23Marley WatkinsSUB
  4. 17Tom LockyerSUB
  5. 15Ethan AmpaduSUB
  6. 22Ben WoodburnSUB
  7. 14David EdwardsSUB
  8. 12Adam DaviesSUB
  9. 3Neil TaylorSUB
  10. 19Jazz RichardsSUB
  11. 18Sam VokesSUB
  12. 16Joe LedleySUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Alexandru Epureanu (Moldova) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 44' Andy King (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Alexandru Dedov (Moldova) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 53' Dinu Graur (Moldova) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 57' Hal Robson-Kanu (Wales) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 61' Substitution, Wales. Ben Woodburn replaces Tom Lawrence.
  7. 67' Substitution, Wales. Sam Vokes replaces Andy King.
  8. 70' Substitution, Moldova. Andrei Cojocari replaces Alexandru Pascenco.
  9. 80' Goal! Moldova 0, Wales 1. Hal Robson-Kanu (Wales) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Woodburn with a cross.
  10. 85' Substitution, Moldova. Igor Bugaev replaces Artur Ionita because of an injury.
  11. 85' Substitution, Moldova. Vladimir Ambros replaces Dinu Graur.
  12. 88' Substitution, Wales. David Edwards replaces Hal Robson-Kanu.
  13. 90'+3' Goal! Moldova 0, Wales 2. Aaron Ramsey (Wales) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sam Vokes with a headed pass following a set piece situation.

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