One of the Euro 2024 football matches took place on 20 June. Team Moldova and Team Poland faced off.
Euro 2024
Moldova v Poland - 3:2 (0:2)
Goals: I. Nicolaescu (48), I. Nicolaescu (79), Baboglo (85) - Milic (12), Lewandowski (34)
Warnings: Baboglo (51), I. Nicolaescu (80), Oleg Reabcuk (90+2)
The European Football Championship qualifying match between Moldova and Poland was a game of two halves. In a tense first half, Poland comfortably led 0-2 thanks to goals from A. Milik and R. Lewandowski. At the beginning of the second half, Moldova made two substitutions, releasing K. Dros and V. Damascene to shake things up on the pitch. This was effective almost immediately as I. Nicolaescu scored for Moldova just two minutes after the start of the second half, bringing the score to 1:2. Then, in the 51st minute, Moldova's V. Baboglo was given a yellow card. Poland responded with a triple substitution, replacing P. Frankowski, N. Zalewski and K. Sviderski instead of B. Bereshinski, J. Kaminski and A. Milik respectively. Moldova continued to press and scored again in the 79th minute, with Nicolaescu scoring his second goal of the match to level the score at 2-2.
Tensions continued to build when, in the 80th minute, Moldova's Nicolaescu received a yellow card. Poland made a fourth substitution in the 83rd minute, replacing D. Szymanski with C. Linetti. At this moment, it seemed that the game would end in a draw, but Moldova had other plans. In the 85th minute, Moldova made a third substitution, replacing Nicolaescu with S. Cojocari who left the pitch to thunderous applause, scoring two crucial goals. Just seconds later, V. Baboglo scored Moldova's winning goal, bringing the final score to 3-2. D. Railean and O. Reabciuc from Moldova were awarded yellow cards at half time but it was too late for Poland who conceded their advantage. The match took place at the Zimbru stadium and was a thrilling display of football from both sides. The Moldovan victory will go down in history as one of the greatest moments in its football history.
In the next round, the rivals will face the following matches: Faroe-Moldova, Poland-Faroe.
| Team Moldova | Poland's national team | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Goals on goal | 4 |
| 9 | Shots | 19 |
| 2 | Blocked kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Kicks from the penalty area | 11 |
| 4 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 8 |
| 24 | Offences | 9 |
| 2 | Corner | 9 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 27% | Possession of the ball | 73% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 2 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 1 |
| 223 | Total assists | 615 |
| 140 | Accurate passes | 527 |
| 63% | Accuracy of transmissions | 86% |