Denmark 4-0 Moldova (Oct 9, 2021) Commentary

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7-0-0, 21 PTS

Andreas Skov Olsen - 23'
Simon Kjaer - 34' Pen
Christian Nørgaard - 39'
Joakim Maehle - 44'

23
Avram
14
Marandici
4
Armas
5
Posmac
15
Jardan
16
Iosipoi
7
Ionita
22
Rata
11
Ginsari
19
Ghecev
9
Nicolaescu

No.Name
23Cristian Avram
4Igor Armas
5Veaceslav Posmac
14Denis Marandici
15Ion Jardan
7Artur Ionita 21Corneliu Cotogoi
11Radu Ginsari 18Cristian Dros
22Vadim Rata
16Marius Iosipoi 8Danu Spataru
19Mihail Ghecev 6Maxim Potirniche
9Ion Nicolaescu 17Artiom Puntus

Substitutes
1Stanislav Namasco
10Eugeniu Cociuc
2Ioan-Calin Revenco
3Vadim Bolohan
12Dumitru Celeadnic
13Victor Bogaciuc

Stadionul Zimbru

2:45 PM, October 9, 2021Coverage: ESPN+

Chisinau, Moldova

Attendance: 2,642

Moldova

Denmark

- Match ends, Moldova 0, Denmark 4.
90'+3' Second Half ends, Moldova 0, Denmark 4.
90'+1' Foul by Mathias Jensen (Denmark).
90'+1' Danu Spataru (Moldova) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1' Attempt saved. Jannik Vestergaard (Denmark) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross.
90' Joakim Maehle (Denmark) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90' Foul by Veaceslav Posmac (Moldova).
86' Cristian Dros (Moldova) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86' Foul by Cristian Dros (Moldova).
86' Andreas Christensen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85' Veaceslav Posmac (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85' Foul by Andreas Cornelius (Denmark).
83' Foul by Mathias Jensen (Denmark).
83' Cristian Dros (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81' Attempt blocked. Andreas Cornelius (Denmark) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
79' Attempt blocked. Mathias Jensen (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kasper Dolberg.
79' Attempt saved. Andreas Cornelius (Denmark) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Wass.
79' Substitution, Moldova. Artiom Puntus replaces Ion Nicolaescu.
78' Substitution, Moldova. Corneliu Cotogoi replaces Artur Ionita.
78' Maxim Potirniche (Moldova) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78' Joakim Maehle (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78' Foul by Maxim Potirniche (Moldova).
77' Substitution, Denmark. Andreas Cornelius replaces Yussuf Poulsen.
76' Vadim Rata (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76' Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Denmark).
75' Jannik Vestergaard (Denmark) wins a free kick on the left wing.
75' Foul by Ion Jardan (Moldova).
74' Attempt saved. Christian Nørgaard (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
73' Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Veaceslav Posmac.
71' Attempt missed. Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joakim Maehle.
69' Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Vadim Rata.
69' Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Maxim Potirniche.
69' Attempt blocked. Kasper Dolberg (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
68' Mathias Jensen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68' Foul by Vadim Rata (Moldova).
66' Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66' Foul by Artur Ionita (Moldova).
65' Substitution, Denmark. Joachim Andersen replaces Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
62' Substitution, Moldova. Cristian Dros replaces Radu Gînsari.
62' Substitution, Moldova. Danu Spataru replaces Marius Iosipoi.
62' Offside, Denmark. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg tries a through ball, but Mikkel Damsgaard is caught offside.
60' Attempt blocked. Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Christensen.
58' Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Igor Armas.
58' Foul by Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark).
58' Denis Marandici (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57' Substitution, Denmark. Mathias Jensen replaces Thomas Delaney.
57' Joakim Maehle (Denmark) wins a free kick on the left wing.
57' Foul by Ion Jardan (Moldova).
55' Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55' Foul by Igor Armas (Moldova).
50' Offside, Moldova. Ion Nicolaescu tries a through ball, but Marius Iosipoi is caught offside.
49' Attempt missed. Daniel Wass (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
49' Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49' Foul by Igor Armas (Moldova).
47' Attempt missed. Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
46' Thomas Delaney (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46' Foul by Ion Jardan (Moldova).
45' Substitution, Moldova. Maxim Potirniche replaces Mihail Ghecev.
45' Substitution, Denmark. Kasper Dolberg replaces Andreas Skov Olsen.
45' Substitution, Denmark. Jannik Vestergaard replaces Simon Kjaer.
45' Second Half begins Moldova 0, Denmark 4.
45'+1' First Half ends, Moldova 0, Denmark 4.
44' Goal! Moldova 0, Denmark 4. Joakim Maehle (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
44' Attempt saved. Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard with a through ball.
44' Attempt blocked. Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andreas Skov Olsen.
44' Foul by Denis Marandici (Moldova).
44' Andreas Skov Olsen (Denmark) wins a free kick on the right wing.
43' Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43' Foul by Radu Gînsari (Moldova).
42' Foul by Ion Nicolaescu (Moldova).
42' Daniel Wass (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39' Goal! Moldova 0, Denmark 3. Christian Nørgaard (Denmark) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andreas Skov Olsen with a cross following a corner.
37' Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Igor Armas.
37' Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37' Foul by Vadim Rata (Moldova).
36' Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Mihail Ghecev.
34' Radu Gînsari (Moldova) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34' Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Denmark).
34' Goal! Moldova 0, Denmark 2. Simon Kjaer (Denmark) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
33' Penalty conceded by Denis Marandici (Moldova) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
31' Veaceslav Posmac (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31' Foul by Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark).
27' Attempt missed. Daniel Wass (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andreas Skov Olsen.
26' Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Cristian Avram.
26' Attempt saved. Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andreas Skov Olsen.
25' Mihail Ghecev (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25' Foul by Daniel Wass (Denmark).
24' Corner, Denmark. Conceded by Veaceslav Posmac.
23' Goal! Moldova 0, Denmark 1. Andreas Skov Olsen (Denmark) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner.
23' Attempt saved. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andreas Skov Olsen.
22' Attempt blocked. Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
20' Denis Marandici (Moldova) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20' Foul by Denis Marandici (Moldova).
20' Andreas Skov Olsen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19' Ion Jardan (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19' Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Denmark).
18' Mihail Ghecev (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18' Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark).
17' Hand ball by Artur Ionita (Moldova).
17' Offside, Denmark. Mikkel Damsgaard tries a through ball, but Yussuf Poulsen is caught offside.
15' Attempt missed. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Denmark) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yussuf Poulsen.
11' Joakim Maehle (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11' Foul by Radu Gînsari (Moldova).
9' Foul by Vadim Rata (Moldova).
9' Andreas Skov Olsen (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6' Simon Kjaer (Denmark) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6' Foul by Ion Nicolaescu (Moldova).
6' Mihail Ghecev (Moldova) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6' Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Denmark).
4' Thomas Delaney (Denmark) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4' Foul by Igor Armas (Moldova).
4' Corner, Moldova. Conceded by Thomas Delaney.
3' Offside, Denmark. Andreas Skov Olsen tries a through ball, but Daniel Wass is caught offside.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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