CHIşINăU. Denmark tops Moldova 4-0 after a incredible match. A. Skov Olsen (23′), S. Kjaer (34′ pen), C. Norgaard (39′) and J. Maehle (44′). Its vastly superior ball possession (69%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadionul Zimbru stadium in Chişinău on Saturday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was João Pedro Silva Pinheiro with the help of Tiago José Pereira Costa and Bruno Miguel Alves Jesus. The 4th official was Cláudio Filipe Ruivo Pereira. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 7.3 degrees Celsius or 45.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
Denmark was in firm control of the ball 69% while Moldova was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Denmark was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Denmark won the match.
Moldova shot 0 times, 0 on target, 0 off target. On the other side, Denmark shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Moldova received 3 yellow cards (D. Marandici, C. Dros and M. Potirniche). On the other side, Denmark didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
After playing this match, Moldova will stay with 1 points to stay in the 6th place. On the other side, Denmark will have 21 points to stay in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the WC Qualification Europe, Moldova will play away with Israel on the 12th of October with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Israel (1 draw).
Denmark will host Austria on the 12th of October with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Denmark (0 draws).
Moldova – Formation
Moldova
20'
78'
Moldova started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
The manager Roberto Bordin decided to play with the following team: Cristian Avram , Ion Jardan , Veaceslav Posmac , Igor Armas , Denis Marandici , Mihail Ghecev , Radu Gînsari , Vadim Rață , Artur Ioniță , Marius Iosipoi and Ion Nicolaescu .
The home team had on the bench: Corneliu Cotogoi , Danu Spătaru , Stanislav Namasco, Ioan-Calin Revenco, Artiom Puntus , Dumitru Celeadnic, Maxim Potirniche , Vadim Bolohan, Eugeniu Cociuc, Cristian Dros and Victor Bogaciuc.
Substitutions
Moldova made 5 changes: M. Ghecev for M. Potirniche (46′), M. Iosipoi for D. Spataru (62′), R. Ginsari for C. Dros (62′), A. Ionita for C. Cotogoi (78′) and I. Nicolaescu for A. Puntus (78′).
Best player: Cristian Avram
The player that probably impressed the most for Moldova was the goalkeeper: Cristian Avram. His rating is 7.01. He performed 6 saves.
Denmark – Formation
Denmark
34'
Denmark started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Kasper Hjulmand played with: Kasper Schmeichel , Daniel Wass , Simon Kjær , Andreas Christensen , Joakim Mæhle , Pierre-Emile Højbjerg , Christian Nørgaard , Thomas Delaney , Andreas Skov Olsen , Yussuf Poulsen and Mikkel Damsgaard .
They had on the bench: Jonas Wind, Andreas Cornelius , Jannik Vestergaard , Mohammed Daramy, Frederik Rønnow, Mathias Jensen , Jacob Bruun Larsen, Kasper Dolberg , Rasmus Reihdar Nissen, Jens Stryger Larsen, Joachim Andersen and Jesper Hansen.
Substitutions
Denmark made 5 changes: A. Skov Olsen for K. Dolberg (46′), S. Kjaer for J. Vestergaard (46′), T. Delaney for M. Jensen (57′), P. Hojbjerg for J. Andersen (65′) and Y. Poulsen for A. Cornelius (77′).
Best player: Andreas Skov Olsen
The player that probably impressed the most for Denmark was Andreas Skov Olsen.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (91% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Europe.
- Poland – San Marino – 5-0
- Hungary – Albania – 0-1
- Andorra – England – 0-5
- Moldova – Denmark – 0-4
- Faroe Islands – Austria – 0-2
- Scotland – Israel – 3-2
- Sweden – Kosovo – 3-0
- Georgia – Greece – 0-2
- Finland – Ukraine – 1-2
- Kazakhstan – Bosnia and Herzegovina – 0-2
- Switzerland – Northern Ireland – 2-0
- Lithuania – Bulgaria – 3-1
- Luxembourg – Serbia – 0-1
- Azerbaijan – Republic of Ireland – 0-3
