Moldavian Football

Turkey defeat Moldova 3-1 with young players taking the shine. Both nations played the friendly game on Monday during the international break in Eskisehir.

Turkey dominated the entire match, opening the scoring within the first 15 minutes.

John O’Shea is likely to get a starting role when Ireland clash with Wales, considering that Shane Duffy is injured. Duffy has been sidelined for the next six weeks due to an injury to his metatarsal.

The Brighton defender is devastated by the injury as he would have to watch from the stands as the club chases Newcastle United for a chance to win the Championship and promotion to the top flight.

Shamrock Rovers have acquired the services of a new goalkeeper in Tomer Chencinski.

The new shot stopper is one that loves adventure, going by his experiences. The player says he has been “living the dream” even though it has not been all glamorous.

Dundee United FC have remained resilient on their stance in holding unto striker Simon Murray.

There have been bids for the talented forward but United have outrightly rejected a second bid from Moldavian football club Sheriff Tiraspol despite their insistence on signing him.

Only a handful of fans saw Moldova demolished by a strong Welsh side when both sides clashed in the World Cup qualifying round.

Wales humbled their guest 4-0 with star player Gareth Bale getting a double. The strong Welsh side defeated their opponents in a convincing manner, many would agree.

The fairytale story of Iceland appears to have heavily boosted the Euro 2016 viewership according to the figures released by UEFA. Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo also winning his first major international title may have also played its part. The Euro 2016 concluded in the summer with Portugal lifting the title.

It was one of the several unexpected events that unfolded in France. Wales were able to reach the semifinals of the tournament in incredible circumstances, but an even bigger surprise was Iceland reaching the quarter-finals of the competition.

The Republic of Ireland have risen in the new FIFA World rankings to a new height since 2011.

The team rose to the 23rd spot in the latest standings after they started their qualification campaign for the 2018 World Cup on a good note. Victories so far against Austria, Moldova and Georgia gave their stats a plus. Ireland’s draw against Serbia sent them to the top of the table in the race for Russia 2018.

The Moldavians’ on 9th of October, hosted Republic of Ireland in the ongoing World Cup Qualifier matches

Ireland emerged with three points to add to the three they got in a more challenging encounter against Georgia, This thus ensured that they took their tally to a more than satisfactory seven from their opening three matches.

Moldovan coach Igor Dobrovolski is currently under pressure following the poor run of results by the national side. Indeed the team has been beaten by Serbia as well as the Republic of Ireland in the latest round of games counting for the World Cup qualifiers.

It is not only the defeat that is posing problems but also the way the players have been performing on the pitch. There is no cohesion in the team as they appear to be just a group of individuals playing together. The performance was so poor that one of their best players Cebotaru has had to apologize to fans for their dismal performance on the pitch.

Moldova continued to struggle when it comes to games against the top teams and it was aptly reflected in the 3-1 loss against the Republic of Ireland.

The major consolation for the minnows would be the goal scored byBugaev in injury time of the first half. This meant that the two teams went into the half-time break level. It was a commendable achievement, but Moldova were unable to keep this position for long after two goals from James McLean in the second half condemned them to yet another defeat.