Moldova vs France, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage
· UEFA European Championship QualifyingFrance make short work of Moldova with Griezmann, Pogba wonder-goal
World champions France launched their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign with a no-nonsense 4-1 away win against Moldova.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 9': Foul by Ion Nicolaescu (Moldova).
- 9': Samuel Umtiti (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Pavard with a cross.
- 15': Foul by Benjamin Pavard (France).
- 15': Radu Ginsari (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
- 19': Foul by Layvin Kurzawa (France).
- 19': Ion Jardan (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Goal! Moldova 0, France 1. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Pogba with a through ball.
- 26': Corner, France. Conceded by Oleg Reabciuk.
- 27': Goal! Moldova 0, France 2. Raphael Varane (France) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
- 28': Foul by Alexandru Antoniuc (Moldova).
- 28': Samuel Umtiti (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt missed. Blaise Matuidi (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 31': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 32': Attempt missed. Layvin Kurzawa (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 32': Eugeniu Cociuc (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (France).
- 33': Foul by Raphael Varane (France).
- 33': Radu Ginsari (Moldova) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Raphael Varane (France) is shown the yellow card.
- 36': Goal! Moldova 0, France 3. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Blaise Matuidi.
- 38': Foul by Samuel Umtiti (France).
- 38': Ion Nicolaescu (Moldova) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Alexandru Antoniuc (Moldova).
- 39': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
- 45': Hand ball by Antoine Griezmann (France).
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Moldova 0, France 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Moldova 0, France 3.
- 45': Substitution, Moldova. Artiom Razgoniuc replaces Eugeniu Cociuc.
- 47': Corner, France. Conceded by Catalin Carp.
- 48': Foul by Ion Jardan (Moldova).
- 48': Samuel Umtiti (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 54': Foul by Raphael Varane (France).
- 54': Ion Nicolaescu (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Substitution, Moldova. Vitalie Damascan replaces Ion Nicolaescu.
- 60': Foul by Vitalie Damascan (Moldova).
- 60': Layvin Kurzawa (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (France).
- 62': Oleg Reabciuk (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Alexandru Antoniuc (Moldova) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
- 64': Attempt missed. Alexandru Antoniuc (Moldova) right footed shot from long range on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Radu Ginsari.
- 66': Attempt saved. Paul Pogba (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 66': Attempt missed. Benjamin Pavard (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 68': Hand ball by Eugeniu Cebotaru (Moldova).
- 69': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 70': Corner, France. Conceded by Alexei Koselev.
- 70': Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Radu Ginsari (Moldova).
- 71': Attempt saved. Paul Pogba (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 71': Corner, France. Conceded by Alexei Koselev.
- 72': Foul by Paul Pogba (France).
- 72': Veaceslav Posmac (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, Moldova. Vladimir Ambros replaces Alexandru Antoniuc.
- 73': Substitution, France. Florian Thauvin replaces Blaise Matuidi.
- 73': Substitution, France. Thomas Lemar replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 77': Foul by Vitalie Damascan (Moldova).
- 77': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Vitalie Damascan (Moldova) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (France) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 80': Offside, France. Paul Pogba tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 81': Substitution, France. Nabil Fekir replaces Olivier Giroud.
- 81': Offside, France. Thomas Lemar tries a through ball, but Kylian Mbappé is caught offside.
- 82': Corner, Moldova. Conceded by Benjamin Pavard.
- 83': Foul by Vladimir Ambros (Moldova).
- 83': Nabil Fekir (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Vladimir Ambros (Moldova) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Attempt missed. Nabil Fekir (France) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 87': Goal! Moldova 0, France 4. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Lemar.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Radu Ginsari (Moldova) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 88': Corner, Moldova. Conceded by Samuel Umtiti.
- 89': Vitalie Damascan (Moldova) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Radu Ginsari with a cross.
- 89': Goal! Moldova 1, France 4. Vladimir Ambros (Moldova) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+1': Kylian Mbappé (France) has gone down, but that's a dive.
- 90'+1': Kylian Mbappé (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Moldova 1, France 4.
- 90'+3': Match ends, Moldova 1, France 4.
Statistics
 FRA |
MDA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 0 | Saves | 6 |
| 67.5 | Possession | 32.5 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 10 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 710 | Accurate Passes | 276 |
| 778 | Passes | 368 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 19 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 29 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 13 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 7 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Venue: Stadionul Zimbru
Location: Chisinau, Moldova
Attendance: 10,042
Venue: Stadionul Zimbru
Location: Chisinau, Moldova
Attendance: 10,042
EURO Qualifying Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 10 | +9 | 22 |
| 2 | Slovenia | 10 | +11 | 22 |
| 3 | Finland | 10 | +8 | 18 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 10 | +4 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Moldova (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Alexei Koselev (GK) |
| 8 | Catalin Carp |
| 5 | Veaceslav Posmac |
| 2 | Oleg Reabciuk |
| 15 | Ion Jardan |
| 7 | Artur Ionita |
| 9 | Eugeniu Cebotaru |
| 10 | Eugeniu Cociuc |
| 11 | Radu Ginsari |
| 16 | Alexandru Antoniuc |
| 13 | Ion Nicolaescu |
France (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Lloris (GK) |
| 5 | Samuel Umtiti |
| 4 | Raphaël Varane |
| 22 | Layvin Kurzawa |
| 2 | Benjamin Pavard |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 6 | Paul Pogba |
| 13 | N'Golo Kanté |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 14 | Blaise Matuidi |
| 10 | Kylian Mbappé |
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