FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Monday, September 5, 2016
Moldova LDWLL 0
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Wales LWWWL 4
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Cardiff City Stadium · 31,731 att. · ESPN3

Match Report

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Gareth Bale scores twice as Wales crush Moldova in Cardiff

Gareth Bale starred as Wales began their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign in style with a 4-0 victory over Moldova in Cardiff.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
0
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
0
42.5
Possession
57.5
3
SHOTS
13
0
ON GOAL
7
0.0
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
313
Accurate Passes
447
414
Passes
542
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
3
7
Crosses
25
0.0
Cross %
0.1
74
Long Balls
68
32
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
8
12
Tackles
11
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
14
Effective Clearances
8
21
Clearances
12

Lineups

WAL · 5-3-2

  1. 1Wayne HennesseyG
  2. 6Ashley WilliamsCD
  3. 4Ben DaviesCD-L
  4. 5James ChesterCD-R
  5. 3Neil TaylorLB
  6. 2Chris GunterRB
  7. 7Joe AllenCM
  8. 8Andy KingCM-L
  9. 16Joe LedleyCM-R
  10. 11Gareth BaleCF-L
  11. 18Sam VokesCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17David CotterillSUB
  2. 10Emyr HuwsSUB
  3. 15Jazz RichardsSUB
  4. 12Owain WilliamsSUB
  5. 20Tom LawrenceSUB
  6. 22Paul DummettSUB
  7. 9Hal Robson-KanuSUB
  8. 19James CollinsSUB
  9. 13George C. WilliamsSUB
  10. 14Shaun MacDonaldSUB
  11. 23Simon ChurchSUB
  12. 21Danny WardSUB

MDA · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Ilie CebanuG
  2. 6Alexandru EpureanuCD-L
  3. 15Adrian CascavalCD-R
  4. 2Igor ArmasLB
  5. 22Ion JardanRB
  6. 17Andrei CojocariCM-L
  7. 8Alexander GatskanCM-R
  8. 10Alexandru DedovLM
  9. 7Artur IonitaRM
  10. 11Radu GinsariF
  11. 9Eugeniu CebotaruRCF

Substitutes

  1. 20Eugen SidorencoSUB
  2. 16Igor PicusceacSUB
  3. 12Stanislav NamascoSUB
  4. 14Vitalie BordianSUB
  5. 21Igor BugaiovSUB
  6. 23Alexei KoselevSUB
  7. 18Vladislav IvanovSUB
  8. 19Maxim MihaliovSUB
  9. 4Eugeniu CociucSUB
  10. 3Victor GolovatencoSUB
  11. 5Petru RacuSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Alexandru Dedov (Moldova) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 38' Goal! Wales 1, Moldova 0. Sam Vokes (Wales) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gareth Bale with a cross.
  3. 44' Goal! Wales 2, Moldova 0. Joe Allen (Wales) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  4. 50' Goal! Wales 3, Moldova 0. Gareth Bale (Wales) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  5. 67' Substitution, Wales. Emyr Huws replaces Joe Ledley.
  6. 75' Substitution, Wales. Hal Robson-Kanu replaces Sam Vokes.
  7. 75' Substitution, Moldova. Eugeniu Sidorenco replaces Eugeniu Cebotaru.
  8. 75' Substitution, Moldova. Igor Bugaev replaces Radu Ginsari.
  9. 82' Substitution, Wales. James Collins replaces Ashley Williams.
  10. 85' Substitution, Moldova. Maxim Mihaliov replaces Alexandru Dedov.
  11. 90'+5' Goal! Wales 4, Moldova 0. Gareth Bale (Wales) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.

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