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Moldova beat Kazakhstan 2-1 on Friday, 2 October 2026 in the Nations League.

Goals: Nicky Clescenco 45'+1', Petru Popescu 50', Nuraly Alip 64'.

Kazakhstan sit 4th on 2 points.

Moldova sit 3rd on 4 points.

Kazakhstan have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.

Moldova have 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.

Last 5 meetings: Kazakhstan won 3, Moldova won 2, 0 drawn.

Competition: UEFA Nations League
Kick-off: Friday, 2 October 2026, 15:00 (UK time)
Venue: Astana Arena, Astana
👥: 20119

Goals and cards

45'+1'⚽Nicky ClescencoGoal

50'⚽Petru PopescuGoal

64'⚽Nuraly AlipGoal

80'Galymzhan KenzhebekYellow

89'Yan VorogovskiyYellow

Live commentary

Match ends, Kazakhstan 1, Moldova 2.
90'+5'Second Half ends, Kazakhstan 1, Moldova 2.
90'+2'Attempt missed. Petru Popescu (Moldova) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the right.
90'+1'Bauyrzhan Islamkhan (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'Foul by Petru Popescu (Moldova).
90'+1'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
89'Yan Vorogovskiy (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88'Foul by Yan Vorogovskiy (Kazakhstan).
88'Sergiu Perciun (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88'Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Ovidiu David.
88'Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Mihail Gherasimencov.
87'Nauryzbek Zhagorov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'Foul by Victor Stîna (Moldova).
86'Foul by Sergey Maliy (Kazakhstan).
86'Dumitru Celeadnic (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'Substitution, Moldova. Daniel Dumbravanu replaces Vadim Rata because of an injury.
86'Substitution, Moldova. Ovidiu David replaces Ioan-Calin Revenco.
85'Attempt missed. Petru Popescu (Moldova) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a fast break.
83'Attempt blocked. Dinmukhamed Karaman (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
83'Attempt blocked. Nuraly Alip (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Bauyrzhan Islamkhan with a cross.
83'Sergey Maliy (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83'Foul by Vadim Rata (Moldova).
82'Attempt missed. Nauryzbek Zhagorov (Kazakhstan) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bauyrzhan Islamkhan with a cross.
81'Attempt missed. Sergiu Perciun (Moldova) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
80'Galymzhan Kenzhebek (Kazakhstan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80'Foul by Galymzhan Kenzhebek (Kazakhstan).
80'Mihail Gherasimencov (Moldova) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79'Handball by Yan Vorogovskiy (Kazakhstan).
78'Attempt missed. Victor Stîna (Moldova) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mihail Gherasimencov following a fast break.
75'Substitution, Moldova. Mihail Stefan replaces Oleg Reabciuk.
75'Attempt missed. Erkin Tapalov (Kazakhstan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yan Vorogovskiy with a cross.
74'Substitution, Kazakhstan. Sergey Maliy replaces Temirlan Erlanov.
71'Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Vladislav Baboglo.
71'Attempt blocked. Bauyrzhan Islamkhan (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
68'Foul by Dinmukhamed Karaman (Kazakhstan).
68'Nichita Motpan (Moldova) wins a free kick on the right wing.
66'Substitution, Kazakhstan. Nauryzbek Zhagorov replaces Aleksandr Mrynskiy.
66'Artur Shushenachev (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66'Foul by Vladislav Baboglo (Moldova).
64'Goal! Kazakhstan 1, Moldova 2. Nuraly Alip (Kazakhstan) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Bauyrzhan Islamkhan with a cross following a set piece situation.
63'Aleksandr Mrynskiy (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
63'Foul by Oleg Reabciuk (Moldova).
62'Foul by Erkin Tapalov (Kazakhstan).
62'Sergiu Perciun (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61'Attempt saved. Petru Popescu (Moldova) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Aleksandr Zarutskiy (Kazakhstan). Assisted by Ioan-Calin Revenco with a cross.
60'Foul by Galymzhan Kenzhebek (Kazakhstan).
60'Sergiu Perciun (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59'Substitution, Kazakhstan. Artur Shushenachev replaces Ramazan Karimov.
59'Substitution, Moldova. Victor Stîna replaces Nicky Clescenco.
59'Offside, Moldova. Petru Popescu is caught offside.
56'Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Iurie Iovu.
56'Attempt blocked. Yan Vorogovskiy (Kazakhstan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Azamat Tuyakbayev.
55'Attempt blocked. Dinmukhamed Karaman (Kazakhstan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Azamat Tuyakbayev.
54'Galymzhan Kenzhebek (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54'Foul by Vadim Rata (Moldova).
53'Attempt missed. Galymzhan Kenzhebek (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
52'Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Vadim Rata.
52'Attempt blocked. Bauyrzhan Islamkhan (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dinmukhamed Karaman.
52'Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Oleg Reabciuk.
50'Goal! Kazakhstan 0, Moldova 2. Petru Popescu (Moldova) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergiu Perciun with a cross following a corner.
50'Corner, Moldova. Conceded by Aleksandr Mrynskiy.
48'Foul by Aleksandr Mrynskiy (Kazakhstan).
48'Oleg Reabciuk (Moldova) wins a free kick on the left wing.
46'Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Petru Popescu.
46'Erkin Tapalov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
46'Foul by Nicky Clescenco (Moldova).
45'Substitution, Kazakhstan. Azamat Tuyakbayev replaces Elkhan Astanov.
45'Substitution, Kazakhstan. Erkin Tapalov replaces Ramazan Orazov.
45'Second Half begins Kazakhstan 0, Moldova 1.
45'Substitution, Moldova. Nichita Motpan replaces Vladimir Fratea.
45'+2'First Half ends, Kazakhstan 0, Moldova 1.
45'+2'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1'Goal! Kazakhstan 0, Moldova 1. Nicky Clescenco (Moldova) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
44'Attempt missed. Galymzhan Kenzhebek (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dinmukhamed Karaman with a headed pass following a corner.
43'Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Oleg Reabciuk.
41'Attempt saved. Ramazan Orazov (Kazakhstan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dumitru Celeadnic (Moldova). Assisted by Elkhan Astanov.
37'Attempt saved. Vladimir Fratea (Moldova) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Aleksandr Zarutskiy (Kazakhstan).
35'Foul by Nuraly Alip (Kazakhstan).
35'Mihail Gherasimencov (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35'Attempt saved. Petru Popescu (Moldova) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Aleksandr Zarutskiy (Kazakhstan). Assisted by Sergiu Perciun.
34'Attempt missed. Yan Vorogovskiy (Kazakhstan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
32'Attempt missed. Petru Popescu (Moldova) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Sergiu Perciun with a cross following a corner.
31'Corner, Moldova. Conceded by Nuraly Alip.
30'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29'Delay in match because of an injury Galymzhan Kenzhebek (Kazakhstan).
28'Attempt missed. Yan Vorogovskiy (Kazakhstan) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ramazan Orazov following a corner.
28'Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Oleg Reabciuk.
28'Attempt blocked. Galymzhan Kenzhebek (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bauyrzhan Islamkhan.
27'Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Dumitru Celeadnic.
27'Attempt missed. Galymzhan Kenzhebek (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Nuraly Alip.
24'Ramazan Orazov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24'Foul by Vadim Rata (Moldova).
23'Attempt missed. Temirlan Erlanov (Kazakhstan) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bauyrzhan Islamkhan with a cross following a corner.
22'Corner, Kazakhstan. Conceded by Mihail Gherasimencov.
22'Attempt missed. Dinmukhamed Karaman (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
21'Attempt saved. Nicky Clescenco (Moldova) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Aleksandr Zarutskiy (Kazakhstan). Assisted by Ioan-Calin Revenco.
19'Attempt missed. Sergiu Perciun (Moldova) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicky Clescenco following a corner.
19'Attempt missed. Ioan-Calin Revenco (Moldova) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergiu Perciun with a cross following a corner.
19'Corner, Moldova. Conceded by Aleksandr Mrynskiy.
16'Attempt saved. Ioan-Calin Revenco (Moldova) header from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Aleksandr Zarutskiy (Kazakhstan). Assisted by Sergiu Perciun with a cross.
16'Corner, Moldova. Conceded by Aleksandr Zarutskiy.
16'Attempt saved. Sergiu Perciun (Moldova) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Aleksandr Zarutskiy (Kazakhstan). Assisted by Vladislav Baboglo.
13'Attempt missed. Nicky Clescenco (Moldova) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Petru Popescu following a fast break.
10'Foul by Yan Vorogovskiy (Kazakhstan).
10'Vladimir Fratea (Moldova) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8'Attempt saved. Elkhan Astanov (Kazakhstan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Dumitru Celeadnic (Moldova). Assisted by Ramazan Karimov.
7'Elkhan Astanov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7'Foul by Oleg Reabciuk (Moldova).
4'Foul by Sergiu Perciun (Moldova).
4'Ramazan Orazov (Kazakhstan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Commentary: ESPN

#	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Form
1	Slovakia	4	3	1	0	9	2	+7	10	WWDW
2	Faroe Islands	4	0	4	0	5	5	0	4	DDDD
3	Moldova	4	1	1	2	3	8	-5	4	LDDLD
4	Kazakhstan	4	0	2	2	5	7	-2	2	WDLDL

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