UEFA Nations League | League C Matchday 3 | 2026-10-02 23:00 JST
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45+1' Nicky Cleșcenco 50' Petru Popescu
Match summary Kazakhstan and Moldova met in the UEFA Nations League League C Matchday 3 on October 2. Moldova held on to beat Kazakhstan 2-1. Moldova led 1-0 at half-time. In the second half, Moldova scored 1 and Kazakhstan scored 1.
Kazakhstan had more possession (66% to 34%) and more shots (19 to 16), but Moldova were more efficient and took the win. Moldova scored 2 from 8 shots on target.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 16 Zarutsk 11 Voro gov 3 Alip 23 Yerl ano 13 Mryn ski 18 Karaman 20 Orazov 7 Kenzheb 9 Islamkh 21 Astanov 19 Karimov
5-3-2 12 Celeadn 2 Reab ciu 6 Gher asi 18 Iovu 4 Babo glo 8 Reve nco 9 Perciun 22 Rață 14 Fratea 20 Cleșcen 15 Popescu
1.1 Expected goals (xG) 0.89
-0.29 Goals prevented (xG) -0.29
View as table Kazakhstan Stat Moldova 4-2-3-1 Formation 5-3-2 66% Possession 34% 1.1 Expected goals (xG) 0.89 19 Shots 16 4 Shots on target 8 9 Shots off target 8 6 Blocked shots 0 10 Shots inside the box 9 9 Shots outside the box 7 11 Corner kicks 4 0 Offsides 1 10 Fouls 10 584 Passes 315 507 Accurate passes 249 87% Pass accuracy 79% 6 Goalkeeper saves 2 -0.29 Goals prevented (xG) -0.29 2 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Marian Barbu, Romania
Player stats Kazakhstan Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Aleksandr Zarutskiy 0 10(77%) 0 0 0 5.5 90 DF Aleksandr Mrynskiy 0 4 33(87%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.5 66 2 7(5) DF Temirlan Yerlanov 1 0 69(88%) 0 0 0 6.7 74 1 5(5) DF Nuraly Alip 2 2 1 1(100%) 3 73(92%) 0 0 0 1 8.5 90 1 1 8(6) DF Yan Vorogovskiy 2 0 1(50%) 2 61(88%) 0 1 0 3 6.6 90 1 7(4) MF Ramazan Orazov 1 1 0 1(100%) 27(90%) 0 0 0 2 6.9 45 1 5(3) MF Dinmukhamed Karaman 1 0 2 58(89%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 90 2 1 5(3) MF Elkhan Astanov 1 1 0 21(95%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 45 1 2 2(1) MF Bauyrzhan Islamkhan 0 2 55(83%) 1 0 0 1 1 7.2 90 5 7(3) MF Galymzhan Kenzhebek 3 0 1 19(73%) 0 1 0 1 1 6.2 90 9(3) FW Ramazan Karimov 0 1 12(86%) 0 0 0 6.5 59 1 1 5(1) DF Erkin Tapalov 1 0 1 24(83%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.5 45 6(3) MF Azamat Tuyakbayev 0 2(100%) 1 21(84%) 0 0 0 7 45 2 4(3) FW Artur Shushenachev 0 1 0 0 0 1 6.6 31 6(4) MF Nauryzbek Zhagorov 1 0 1(100%) 13(81%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 24 3(3) DF Sergey Maliy 0 11(92%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.6 16 4(2) GK Bekkhan Shayzada 0 0 0 0 GK Temirlan Anarbekov 0 0 0 0 DF Alibek Kasym 0 0 0 0 DF Damir Kasabulat 0 0 0 0 DF Zhasulan Amir 0 0 0 0 MF Georgy Zhukov 0 0 0 0 FW Stanislav Basmanov 0 0 0 0
Moldova Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Dumitru Celeadnic 0 10(40%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 90 1(1) DF Ioan-Calin Revenco 2 1 0 1 23(79%) 0 0 0 6.9 86 2 2 6(4) DF Vladislav Baboglo 0 3 2 34(83%) 0 0 0 1 7 90 1 1 8(5) DF Iurie Iovu 0 1 2 28(88%) 0 0 0 7.2 90 1 4(2) DF Mihail Gherasimencov 0 1 35(83%) 0 0 0 2 6.9 90 1 3 3(3) DF O. Reabciuk 0 1 1 17(81%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.5 75 1 8(3) MF Vladimir Fratea 1 1 0 6(50%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 45 2 3(1) MF Vadim Rață 0 1 2 20(87%) 0 0 0 3 6.7 86 8(1) MF Sergiu Perciun 3 1 0 2(67%) 1 32(91%) 1 0 0 1 3 8.2 90 5 13(7) FW Petru Popescu 6 3 1 1 9(53%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 90 1 1 11(3) FW Nicky Cleșcenco 3 2 1 1 11(100%) 0 0 0 1 7.7 59 1 1 5(1) MF Nikita Motpan 0 1 12(92%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 45 9(2) MF Victor Stina 1 0 1 6(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 31 4(1) DF Mihail Stefan 0 3(100%) 0 0 0 6.9 15 2 DF Daniel Dumbrăvanu 0 1(50%) 0 0 0 6.6 8 MF Ovidiu David 0 2(67%) 0 0 0 6.7 8 GK Emil Tîmbur 0 0 0 0 GK Andrei Cojuhar 0 0 0 0 DF Catalin Cucos 0 0 0 0 MF Ştefan Bodişteanu 0 0 0 0 MF Serafim Cojocari 0 0 0 0 FW Danila Forov 0 0 0 0 MF Dmytro Mandrychenko 0 0 0 0
Lineups Kazakhstan Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 16 Aleksandr Zarutskiy Starter DF 13 Aleksandr Mrynskiy Starter DF 23 Temirlan Yerlanov Starter DF 3 Nuraly Alip Starter DF 11 Yan Vorogovskiy Starter MF 20 Ramazan Orazov Starter MF 18 Dinmukhamed Karaman Starter MF 21 Elkhan Astanov Starter MF 9 Bauyrzhan Islamkhan Starter MF 7 Galymzhan Kenzhebek Starter FW 19 Ramazan Karimov Bench DF 22 Erkin Tapalov Bench MF 15 Azamat Tuyakbayev Bench FW 10 Artur Shushenachev Bench MF 4 Nauryzbek Zhagorov Bench DF 2 Sergey Maliy
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 Bekkhan Shayzada Bench GK 12 Temirlan Anarbekov Bench DF 6 Alibek Kasym Bench DF 5 Damir Kasabulat Bench DF 8 Zhasulan Amir Bench MF 14 Georgy Zhukov Bench FW 17 Stanislav Basmanov
Moldova Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 12 Dumitru Celeadnic Starter DF 8 Ioan-Calin Revenco Starter DF 4 Vladislav Baboglo Starter DF 18 Iurie Iovu Starter DF 6 Mihail Gherasimencov Starter DF 2 O. Reabciuk Starter MF 14 Vladimir Fratea Starter MF 22 Vadim Rață Starter MF 9 Sergiu Perciun Starter FW 15 Petru Popescu Starter FW 20 Nicky Cleșcenco Bench MF 7 Nikita Motpan Bench MF 11 Victor Stina Bench DF 3 Mihail Stefan Bench DF 19 Daniel Dumbrăvanu Bench MF 17 Ovidiu David
Show unused substitutes (7) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 Emil Tîmbur Bench GK 23 Andrei Cojuhar Bench DF 5 Catalin Cucos Bench MF 10 Ştefan Bodişteanu Bench MF 13 Serafim Cojocari Bench FW 16 Danila Forov Bench MF 21 Dmytro Mandrychenko
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 45+1' Moldova ⚽ Goal Nicky Cleșcenco 0-1 2H 1' Kazakhstan 🔄 Substitution OUT Elkhan Astanov → IN Azamat Tuyakbayev 2H 1' Kazakhstan 🔄 Substitution OUT Ramazan Orazov → IN Erkin Tapalov 2H 1' Moldova 🔄 Substitution OUT Vladimir Fratea → IN Nikita Motpan 2H 5' Moldova ⚽ Goal Petru Popescu 0-2 2H 14' Kazakhstan 🔄 Substitution OUT Ramazan Karimov → IN Artur Shushenachev 2H 14' Moldova 🔄 Substitution OUT Nicky Cleșcenco → IN Victor Stina 2H 19' Kazakhstan ⚽ Goal Nuraly Alip 1-2 2H 21' Kazakhstan 🔄 Substitution OUT Aleksandr Mrynskiy → IN Nauryzbek Zhagorov 2H 29' Kazakhstan 🔄 Substitution OUT Temirlan Yerlanov → IN Sergey Maliy 2H 30' Moldova 🔄 Substitution OUT O. Reabciuk → IN Mihail Stefan 2H 35' Kazakhstan 🟨 Yellow card Galymzhan Kenzhebek 2H 41' Moldova 🔄 Substitution OUT Vadim Rață → IN Daniel Dumbrăvanu 2H 41' Moldova 🔄 Substitution OUT Ioan-Calin Revenco → IN Ovidiu David 2H 44' Kazakhstan 🟨 Yellow card Yan Vorogovskiy
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