FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Moldova vs Estonia, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Moldova
  • Red Card 5': Maxim Cojocaru
  • 67': Ion Nicolaescu
  • 90'+1': Mihail Caimacov
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2 - 3
Estonia
  • 19': Rasmus Peetson
  • 30': Rauno Sappinen
  • Red Card 48': Kevor Palumets
  • 70': Mattias Käit

About

Moldova are hosting Estonia at Stadionul Zimbru, Chisinau, Moldova, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Rasmus Peetson (Estonia).
  • 2': Stefan Bodisteanu (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Kevor Palumets (Estonia).
  • 4': Ion Nicolaescu (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Ion Nicolaescu (Moldova) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan Bodisteanu.
  • 5': Foul by Maxim Cojocaru (Moldova).
  • 5': Vlasiy Sinyavskiy (Estonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Maxim Cojocaru (Moldova) is shown the red card.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Mihkel Ainsalu (Estonia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 7': Offside, Estonia. Rauno Sappinen is caught offside.
  • 8': Foul by Vladyslav Baboglo (Moldova).
  • 8': Mattias Käit (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Rauno Sappinen (Estonia).
  • 11': Vladyslav Baboglo (Moldova) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Corner, Moldova. Conceded by Rasmus Peetson.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Mattias Käit (Estonia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Michael Schjønning-Larsen (Estonia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mihkel Ainsalu.
  • 19': Goal! Moldova 0, Estonia 1. Rasmus Peetson (Estonia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 21': Foul by Mihkel Ainsalu (Estonia).
  • 21': Virgiliu Postolachi (Moldova) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Foul by Mihkel Ainsalu (Estonia).
  • 21': Virgiliu Postolachi (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Vlasiy Sinyavskiy (Estonia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Märten Kuusk with a headed pass.
  • 23': Foul by Ion Nicolaescu (Moldova).
  • 23': Ioan Yakovlev (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Rasmus Peetson (Estonia).
  • 25': Stefan Bodisteanu (Moldova) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Attempt saved. Mihail Caimacov (Moldova) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Bodisteanu.
  • 27': Offside, Estonia. Rauno Sappinen is caught offside.
  • 29': Corner, Estonia. Conceded by Vadim Rata.
  • 30': Corner, Estonia. Conceded by Artur Craciun.
  • 30': Goal! Moldova 0, Estonia 2. Rauno Sappinen (Estonia) with an attempt from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevor Palumets with a cross following a corner.
  • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Stefan Bodisteanu (Moldova).
  • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': Foul by Rasmus Peetson (Estonia).
  • 35': Virgiliu Postolachi (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Rasmus Peetson (Estonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Ion Nicolaescu (Moldova) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 37': Corner, Moldova. Conceded by Matvei Igonen.
  • 41': Foul by Vadim Rata (Moldova).
  • 41': Ioan Yakovlev (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Virgiliu Postolachi (Moldova).
  • 42': Mattias Käit (Estonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Hand ball by Märten Kuusk (Estonia).
  • 44': Attempt saved. Ion Nicolaescu (Moldova) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 44': Delay in match because of an injury Vadim Rata (Moldova).
  • 44': Kevor Palumets (Estonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Moldova 0, Estonia 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Moldova 0, Estonia 2.
  • 46': Delay in match because of an injury Kevor Palumets (Estonia).
  • 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 48': Foul by Kevor Palumets (Estonia).
  • 48': Mihail Caimacov (Moldova) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Second yellow card to Kevor Palumets (Estonia) for a bad foul.
  • 48': Vladyslav Baboglo (Moldova) is shown the yellow card.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Vladyslav Baboglo (Moldova) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ion Nicolaescu with a headed pass.
  • 50': Corner, Moldova. Conceded by Rasmus Peetson.
  • 50': Foul by Ion Nicolaescu (Moldova).
  • 50': Märten Kuusk (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Märten Kuusk (Estonia).
  • 51': Ion Nicolaescu (Moldova) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 52': Substitution, Estonia. Joseph Saliste replaces Rasmus Peetson.
  • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 55': Foul by Rauno Sappinen (Estonia).
  • 55': Vladyslav Baboglo (Moldova) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Rauno Sappinen (Estonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ioan Yakovlev.
  • 59': Foul by Artur Craciun (Moldova).
  • 59': Rauno Sappinen (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Stefan Bodisteanu (Moldova) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 61': Corner, Moldova. Conceded by Joseph Saliste.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Vladyslav Baboglo (Moldova) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mihail Caimacov with a cross following a corner.
  • 63': Foul by Vadim Rata (Moldova).
  • 63': Ioan Yakovlev (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Vadim Rata (Moldova) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Vlasiy Sinyavskiy (Estonia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mattias Käit.
  • 66': Substitution, Estonia. Alex Tamm replaces Rauno Sappinen.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Stefan Bodisteanu (Moldova) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mihail Caimacov.
  • 67': Goal! Moldova 1, Estonia 2. Ion Nicolaescu (Moldova) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Alex Tamm (Estonia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 70': Goal! Moldova 1, Estonia 3. Mattias Käit (Estonia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ioan Yakovlev.
  • 74': Foul by Stefan Bodisteanu (Moldova).
  • 74': Michael Schjønning-Larsen (Estonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 75': Foul by Mihkel Ainsalu (Estonia).
  • 75': Vadim Rata (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Corner, Estonia. Conceded by Vladyslav Baboglo.
  • 77': Foul by Mihail Caimacov (Moldova).
  • 77': Mattias Käit (Estonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Substitution, Moldova. Sergiu Platica replaces Nichita Motpan.
  • 78': Substitution, Moldova. Victor Stîna replaces Virgiliu Postolachi.
  • 79': Foul by Vladyslav Baboglo (Moldova).
  • 79': Märten Kuusk (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Vladyslav Baboglo (Moldova) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Stîna with a headed pass.
  • 81': Alex Tamm (Estonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Artur Craciun (Moldova).
  • 82': Foul by Mattias Käit (Estonia).
  • 82': Victor Stîna (Moldova) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Mattias Käit (Estonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Substitution, Moldova. Alexandru Boiciuc replaces Stefan Bodisteanu.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Alexandru Boiciuc (Moldova) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Victor Stîna (Moldova) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexandru Boiciuc.
  • 87': Corner, Moldova. Conceded by Matvei Igonen.
  • 87': Substitution, Estonia. Martin Miller replaces Ioan Yakovlev.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Vladyslav Baboglo (Moldova) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 89': Foul by Mattias Käit (Estonia).
  • 89': Mihail Caimacov (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Joseph Saliste (Estonia).
  • 90': Sergiu Platica (Moldova) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Moldova 2, Estonia 3. Mihail Caimacov (Moldova) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Mihkel Ainsalu (Estonia).
  • 90'+2': Mihail Caimacov (Moldova) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Mihkel Ainsalu (Estonia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Estonia. Vlasiy Sinyavskiy is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Vladyslav Baboglo (Moldova).
  • 90'+6': Mattias Käit (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Mihail Caimacov (Moldova).
  • 90'+7': Martin Miller (Estonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Moldova 2, Estonia 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Moldova 2, Estonia 3.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 14
3 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 1
3 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 4
50.3 Possession 49.7
10 SHOTS 14
7 ON GOAL 6
0.7 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
296 Accurate Passes 262
367 Passes 349
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 6
10 Crosses 23
0.1 Cross % 0.3
52 Long Balls 61
20 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 5
11 Effective Tackles 9
18 Tackles 20
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 4
49 Effective Clearances 21
49 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Stadionul Zimbru
Location: Chisinau, Moldova
Attendance: 6,112

WCQ - UEFA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Norway 2 +7 6
2 Estonia 2 0 3
3 Israel 2 -1 3
4 Italy 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

MDA Moldova (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
23 Andrii Kozhukhar (GK)
4 Vladislav Baboglo Yellow Card
14 Artur Craciun
2 Oleg Reabciuk
13 Maxim Cojocaru Red Card
11 Mihail Caimacov
22 Vadim Rata Yellow Card
8 Nichita Motpan
9 Ion Nicolaescu Yellow Card
7 Stefan Bodistean
17 Virgiliu Postolachi
Moldova Substitutes:
Alexandru Boiciuc, Cristian Avram, Nicolai Cebotari, Sergiu Platica, Dan Puscas, Victor Bogaciuc, Daniel Dumbravanu, Teodor Lungu, Ioan-Calin Revenco, Victor Mudrac, Veaceslav Posmac, Victor Stina.

EST Estonia (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Matvei Igonen (GK)
2 Märten Kussk
13 Maksim Paskotši
18 Michael Schjonning-Larsen
6 Rasmus Peetson
4 Mattias Käit
11 Mihkel Ainsalu Yellow Card
10 Kevor Palumets
15 Rauno Sappinen
23 Vlasiy Sinyavskiy
9 Ioan Jakovlev
Estonia Substitutes:
Henri Anier, Kristo Hussar, Dimitri Jepihhin, Patrik Kristal, Karl Andre Vallner, Alex Matthias Tamm, Joonas Tamm, Robi Saarma, Karl Hein, Markus Poom, Martin Miller, Joseph Saliste.

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