Moldova vs Slovakia, 2026-27 UEFA Nations League, League Phase

· UEFA Nations League

Moldova

FT
0 - 4

Slovakia

8': David Strelec
44': Tomás Suslov
60': Dávid Hancko
75': Lukás Haraslín

About

Moldova are hosting Slovakia at Stadionul Zimbru, Chisinau, Moldova, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Sergiu Perciun (Moldova).
1': Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
1': Offside, Slovakia. David Strelec is caught offside.
2': Petru Popescu (Moldova) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Foul by Adam Obert (Slovakia).
4': Attempt missed. Vladimir Fratea (Moldova) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ioan-Calin Revenco.
5': Foul by Dávid Hancko (Slovakia).
5': Vladimir Fratea (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Attempt missed. Nicky Clescenco (Moldova) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
7': David Strelec (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Foul by Iurie Iovu (Moldova).
8': Tomás Suslov (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8': Foul by Vadim Rata (Moldova).
8': Attempt blocked. Ivan Schranz (Slovakia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Lukás Haraslín with a cross.
8': Attempt blocked. Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
8': Attempt blocked. Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
8': Goal! Moldova 0, Slovakia 1. David Strelec (Slovakia) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
10': Attempt saved. Petru Popescu (Moldova) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dominik Greif (Slovakia). Assisted by Vladimir Fratea.
11': Foul by Ioan-Calin Revenco (Moldova).
11': Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12': Offside, Slovakia. Lukás Haraslín is caught offside.
13': Nicky Clescenco (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Ivan Mesík (Slovakia).
15': Attempt saved. David Strelec (Slovakia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Dumitru Celeadnic (Moldova). Assisted by Ondrej Duda.
15': Attempt blocked. Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
15': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Vladislav Baboglo.
19': Oleg Reabciuk (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by David Strelec (Slovakia).
21': Attempt saved. Sergiu Perciun (Moldova) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dominik Greif (Slovakia).
22': Foul by Vadim Rata (Moldova).
22': Tomás Suslov (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
22': Vadim Rata (Moldova) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
24': Attempt missed. Vadim Rata (Moldova) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Petru Popescu.
26': Dangerous play by Petru Popescu (Moldova).
26': Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Petru Popescu (Moldova).
29': Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Attempt missed. Dávid Hancko (Slovakia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Lukás Haraslín.
36': Attempt saved. Sergiu Perciun (Moldova) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dominik Greif (Slovakia). Assisted by Petru Popescu.
37': Attempt blocked. Ivan Mesík (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
37': Offside, Slovakia. David Strelec is caught offside.
42': Handball by Sergiu Perciun (Moldova).
44': Attempt missed. Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
44': Goal! Moldova 0, Slovakia 2. Tomás Suslov (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Mesík.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+2': First Half ends, Moldova 0, Slovakia 2.
45': Second Half begins Moldova 0, Slovakia 2.
46': Foul by Nicky Clescenco (Moldova).
46': Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50': Offside, Slovakia. David Strelec is caught offside.
51': Attempt saved. Vladimir Fratea (Moldova) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dominik Greif (Slovakia). Assisted by Vadim Rata.
53': Petru Popescu (Moldova) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Foul by Adam Obert (Slovakia).
53': Attempt missed. Iurie Iovu (Moldova) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Vladimir Fratea following a set piece situation.
53': Attempt blocked. Sergiu Perciun (Moldova) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ioan-Calin Revenco.
55': Vadim Rata (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Ondrej Duda (Slovakia).
58': Offside, Moldova. Nicky Clescenco is caught offside.
58': Substitution, Moldova. Daniel Dumbravanu replaces Vadim Rata.
58': Substitution, Moldova. Cristian Dros replaces Mihail Gherasimencov.
59': Foul by Sergiu Perciun (Moldova).
59': Tomás Suslov (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Foul by Sergiu Perciun (Moldova).
59': Tomás Suslov (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Goal! Moldova 0, Slovakia 3. Dávid Hancko (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Lukás Haraslín following a set piece situation.
62': Attempt missed. Ivan Mesík (Slovakia) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Dávid Hancko.
65': Offside, Moldova. Ioan-Calin Revenco is caught offside.
65': Substitution, Moldova. Victor Stîna replaces Nicky Clescenco.
66': Substitution, Moldova. Mihail Stefan replaces Vladislav Baboglo.
67': Foul by Sergiu Perciun (Moldova).
67': Ondrej Duda (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Substitution, Slovakia. Tomás Rigo replaces Ondrej Duda.
67': Substitution, Slovakia. Leo Sauer replaces Ivan Schranz.
69': Corner, Moldova. Conceded by Adam Obert.
69': Attempt blocked. Petru Popescu (Moldova) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vladimir Fratea with a cross.
69': Corner, Moldova. Conceded by David Strelec.
70': Corner, Moldova. Conceded by Tomás Rigo.
70': Delay in match because of an injury Tomás Rigo (Slovakia).
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Vladimir Fratea (Moldova) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Foul by Leo Sauer (Slovakia).
72': Attempt missed. Cristian Dros (Moldova) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
72': Corner, Moldova. Conceded by Dominik Greif.
73': Attempt missed. Petru Popescu (Moldova) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vladimir Fratea with a cross following a corner.
75': Attempt saved. Leo Sauer (Slovakia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dumitru Celeadnic (Moldova). Assisted by Tomás Suslov.
75': Goal! Moldova 0, Slovakia 4. Lukás Haraslín (Slovakia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Leo Sauer.
76': Substitution, Moldova. Nichita Motpan replaces Ioan-Calin Revenco.
77': Corner, Moldova. Conceded by Dávid Hancko.
78': Victor Stîna (Moldova) wins a free kick on the left wing.
78': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Slovakia).
79': Attempt blocked. Victor Stîna (Moldova) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
79': Corner, Moldova. Conceded by Milan Skriniar.
81': Attempt saved. Oleg Reabciuk (Moldova) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Dominik Greif (Slovakia). Assisted by Victor Stîna with a cross.
81': Substitution, Slovakia. Erik Prekop replaces David Strelec.
82': Substitution, Slovakia. Lubomír Satka replaces Adam Obert.
82': Substitution, Slovakia. Peter Pokorny replaces Tomás Suslov because of an injury.
84': Foul by Petru Popescu (Moldova).
84': Stanislav Lobotka (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Iurie Iovu.
86': Corner, Moldova. Conceded by Ivan Mesík.
86': Attempt missed. Iurie Iovu (Moldova) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Petru Popescu.
87': Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Daniel Dumbravanu.
89': Attempt blocked. Sergiu Perciun (Moldova) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Stîna.
89': Corner, Moldova. Conceded by Dominik Greif.
90': Foul by Iurie Iovu (Moldova).
90': Erik Prekop (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Iurie Iovu (Moldova) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Handball by Milan Skriniar (Slovakia).
90'+1': Foul by Nichita Motpan (Moldova).
90'+1': Tomás Rigo (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Oleg Reabciuk (Moldova) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Stîna.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Moldova 0, Slovakia 4.
0': Match ends, Moldova 0, Slovakia 4.

Statistics

SVK		MDA
9	Fouls	15
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	8
5	Saves	2
53.8	Possession	46.2
14	SHOTS	17
6	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
448	Accurate Passes	374
509	Passes	429
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	4
10	Crosses	17
0.3	Cross %	0.2
40	Long Balls	49
22	Accurate Long Balls	36
0.6	Long Balls %	0.7
5	Blocked Shots	5
8	Effective Tackles	7
20	Tackles	8
0.4	Tackle %	0.9
7	Interceptions	12
17	Effective Clearances	14
17	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: Stadionul Zimbru
Location: Chisinau, Moldova
Attendance: 5,942

UEFA Nations League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Slovakia	4	+7	10
2	Faroe Islands	4	0	4
3	Moldova	4	-5	4
4	Kazakhstan	4	-2	2

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Moldova (5-3-2)

No.	Name
12	Dumitru Celeadnic (GK)
18	Iurie Iovu
6	Mihail Gherasimencov
4	Vladislav Baboglo
2	Oleg Reabciuk
21	Ioan-Calin Revenco
22	Vadim Rata
9	Sergiu Perciun
14	Vladimir Fratea
20	Nicky Clescenco
15	Petru Popescu

Moldova Substitutes:

Andrii Kozhukhar, Serafim Cojocari, Dmitrii Mandricenco, Catalin Cucos, Danila Forov, Victor Stina, Nichita Motpan, Cristian Dros, Daniel Dumbravanu, Emil Timbur, Mihail Stefan, Ovidiu David.

Slovakia (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
23	Dominik Greif (GK)
21	Adam Obert
14	Milan Skriniar
16	Dávid Hancko
2	Ivan Mesik
10	Tomás Suslov
8	Ondrej Duda
22	Stanislav Lobotka
15	David Strelec
17	Lukás Haraslín
18	Ivan Schranz

Slovakia Substitutes:

Peter Pokorny, Denis Vavro, Martin Dúbravka, Tomás Rigo, Adrian Kapralik, Róbert Bozeník, Lubomir Satka, Martin Valjent, Tomas Bobcek, Erik Prekop, Leo Sauer, Jakub Surovcik.

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