Austria destroys Moldova 4-1 with a great performance

KLAGENFURT AM WöRTHERSEE. Austria demolishes Moldova 4-1 with goals of

Austria destroys Moldova 4-1 with a great performance

KLAGENFURT AM WöRTHERSEE. Austria demolishes Moldova 4-1 with goals of M. Arnautovic (4′), C. Trimmel (22′), M. Arnautovic (55′ pen) and D. Ljubicic (83′). On the other side, Moldova scored with ​I. Nicolaescu (60′). Austria was much superior in terms of ball possession (64%) was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Karawankenblick Stadion stadium in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee on Monday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Aleksandar Stavrev who had the assistance of Dejan Kostadinov and Goce Petreski. The 4th official was Dejan Jakimovski.

Match Statistics​

  • ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
  • 17 Total 6
  • 7 On Target 1
  • 3 Off Target 2
  • 7 Shots blocked 3
  • 118 Attack 66
  • 42 Dangerous attack 23
  • 87 Ball safe 71
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 1
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 17
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Austria had a strong ball possession 64% while Moldova was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Austria was was more pushing with 42 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Austria won the match​.

Austria shot 17 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Moldova shot 6 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Austria didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Moldova received 1 yellow card (V. Posmac).

Match Timeline

4'
22'
46'
55'
55'
58'
58'
58'
58'
60'
72'
81'
81'
83'
84'
88'

Standings

Standings

Group A

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
20
8

Group B

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
19
8
15
8
10
8

Group C

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
16
8

Group D

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
18
8
12
8
11
8

Group E

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
20
8
15
8

Group F

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
27
10
23
10
16
10
16
10
1
10

Group G

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
21
10
18
10
9
10

Group H

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
23
10
22
10
14
10
14
10
5
10
5
10

Group I

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
26
10
20
10
18
10
17
10
6
10

Group J

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
27
10
17
10
12
10
9
10

After this contest, Austria will have 16 points like Israel to sit in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Moldova will stay with 1 points to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

Austria – Formation

Austria
G
Heinz Lindner 12.Austria
6.1
D
Andreas Ulmer 2.Austria
7.1
D
7.4
81'
D
Christopher Trimmel 16.Austria
8.2
Goals22'
D
Philipp Lienhart 15.Austria
6.8
M
Marcel Sabitzer  9.Austria
7.1
M
Louis Schaub 17.Austria
7.4
58'
M
Florian Grillitsch 10.Austria
7.2
58'
M
Nicolas Seiwald 20.Austria
6.4
72'
M
Marco Grüll 19.Austria
7.9
81'
F
Marko Arnautović 7.Austria
9.1
Goals4', 55'
Substitutes
G
Patrick Pentz 1.Austria
G
Daniel Bachmann  13.Austria
D
Stefan Posch 5.Austria
6.6
81'
D
Maximilian Ullmann 4.Austria
M
Alessandro Schöpf 18.Austria
M
Dejan Ljubičić 14.Austria
7.6
58' Goals83'
M
Stefan Ilsanker 6.Austria
6.4
72'
F
Karim Onisiwo 22.Austria
6.4
58'
F
E. Kara 11.Austria
6.6
81'

Austria started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Franco Foda decided to play with the following team: Heinz Lindner (6.1), Christopher Trimmel (8.2), Philipp Lienhart (6.8), Aleksandar Dragović (7.4), Andreas Ulmer (7.1), Nicolas Seiwald (6.4), Florian Grillitsch (7.2), Louis Schaub (7.4), Marcel Sabitzer (7.1), Marco Grüll (7.9) and Marko Arnautović (9.1).

The home team had on the bench: Patrick Pentz, Karim Onisiwo (6.4), Daniel Bachmann, Ercan Kara (6.6), Alessandro Schöpf, Dejan Ljubičić (7.6), Stefan Posch (6.6), Stefan Ilsanker (6.4) and Maximilian Ullmann.

Substitutions

Austria made 5 changes: L. Schaub for K. Onisiwo (58′), F. Grillitsch for D. Ljubicic (58′), N. Seiwald for S. Ilsanker (72′), M. Grull for E. Kara (81′) and A. Dragovic for S. Posch (81′).

Best player: Marko Arnautović​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Austria was Marko Arnautović.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 36 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.

Moldova – Formation

Moldova
G
Stanislav Namaşco 1.Moldova
6.4
D
Vadim Bolohan 3.Moldova
6.2
88'
D
Ion Jardan 15.Moldova
5.9
D
Veaceslav Posmac 5.Moldova
5.7
55'
D
Artiom Rozgoniuc 6.Moldova
6.1
46'
D
Ioan-Calin Revenco 2.Moldova
6.8
M
Artur Ioniță 7.Moldova
6.4
M
Eugeniu Cociuc 10.Moldova
6.2
58'
M
Cristian Dros 18.Moldova
7.2
F
Danu Spătaru 8.Moldova
6.4
84'
F
Artiom Puntus 17.Moldova
6.4
58'
Substitutes
G
Dumitru Celeadnic 12.Moldova
G
Cristian Avram 23.Moldova
D
Igor Arhirii 20.Moldova
D
I. Iovu 4.Moldova
88'
M
Corneliu Cotogoi 21.Moldova
M
Radu Gînsari 11.Moldova
6.1
58'
M
Victor Bogaciuc 13.Moldova
F
Ion Nicolaescu 9.Moldova
7.1
58' Goals60'
F
Maxim Cojocaru 19.Moldova
6.1
84'
F
Marius Iosipoi 16.Moldova
6.8
46'

Moldova started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Roberto Bordin played with: Stanislav Namasco (6.4), Ion Jardan (5.9), Artiom Rozgoniuc (6.1), Veaceslav Posmac (5.7), Vadim Bolohan (6.2), Ioan-Calin Revenco (6.8), Artur Ioniță (6.4), Cristian Dros (7.2), Eugeniu Cociuc (6.2), Artiom Puntus (6.4) and Danu Spătaru (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Corneliu Cotogoi, Ion Nicolaescu (7.1), Dumitru Celeadnic, Radu Gînsari (6.1), Igor Arhirii, Cristian Avram, Iurie Iovu, Victor Bogaciuc, Maxim Cojocaru (6.1) and Marius Iosipoi (6.8).

Substitutions

Moldova made 5 changes: A. Rozgoniuc for M. Iosipoi (46′), A. Puntus for I. Nicolaescu (58′), E. Cociuc for R. Ginsari (58′), D. Spataru for M. Cojocaru (84′) and V. Bolohan for I. Iovu (88′).

Best player: Cristian Dros​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Moldova was Cristian Dros.

His rating is (7.2) with 46 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Europe.​