UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Thursday, November 14, 2019
Moldova LLLLL 1
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France WWWWD 2
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MDA101
FRA112
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Match Report

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Giroud spot kick gives France hard-fought win over Moldova

France's efforts to celebrate their qualification for Euro 2020 were almost spoiled by Moldova, with an Olivier Giroud penalty sparing blushes.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
11
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
4
1
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
0
22.8
Possession
77.2
2
SHOTS
17
1
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
145
Accurate Passes
713
246
Passes
810
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
4
1
Crosses
27
0.0
Cross %
0.1
58
Long Balls
60
14
Accurate Long Balls
45
0.2
Long Balls %
0.8
0
Blocked Shots
4
7
Effective Tackles
6
18
Tackles
11
0.4
Tackle %
0.5
16
Interceptions
8
32
Effective Clearances
5
32
Clearances
5

Head to Head

FRA leads series 1-0

Lineups

FRA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Steve MandandaG
  2. 5Clément LengletCD-L
  3. 4Raphaël VaraneCD-R
  4. 19Lucas DigneLB
  5. 2Benjamin PavardRB
  6. 7Antoine GriezmannAM
  7. 12Corentin TolissoLM
  8. 13N'Golo KantéRM
  9. 9Olivier GiroudF
  10. 11Kingsley ComanAM-L
  11. 10Kylian MbappéAM-R

MDA · 5-3-2

  1. 23Alexei KoselevG
  2. 5Veaceslav PosmacCD
  3. 3Igor ArmasCD-L
  4. 14Artur CraciunCD-R
  5. 4Sergiu PlaticaLB
  6. 15Ion JardanRB
  7. 10Eugeniu CociucCM
  8. 7Artur IonitaCM-L
  9. 8Catalin CarpCM-R
  10. 20Vadim RataCF-L
  11. 11Radu GinsariCF-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! France 0, Moldova 1. Vadim Rata (Moldova) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 34' Vadim Rata (Moldova) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 35' Goal! France 1, Moldova 1. Raphael Varane (France) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  4. 38' Artur Craciun (Moldova) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 54' Ion Jardan (Moldova) Yellow Card at 54'
  6. 68' Dinu Graur (Moldova) Substitution at 68'
  7. 73' Lucas Digne (France) Yellow Card at 73'
  8. 74' Nicolae Milinceanu (Moldova) Substitution at 74'
  9. 77' Veaceslav Posmac (Moldova) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 79' Goal! France 2, Moldova 1. Olivier Giroud (France) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  11. 81' Substitution, Moldova. Arthur Patras replaces Vadim Rata.
  12. 88' Thomas Lemar (France) Substitution at 88'

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