Moldova vs Slovakia 0-4

Slovakia left Chisinau with a 4-0 win after four goals, two before half-time and two after the break. David Strelec opened the scoring in the 8th minute and Lukáš Haraslín sealed it in the 75th.

Strelec gave Slovakia the early lead, then Tomas Suslov made it 2-0 in the 44th minute from an Ivan Mesik assist. Moldova went to the interval 2-0 down.

Dávid Hancko stretched the lead to 3-0 in the 60th minute from Lukáš Haraslín’s pass, and Haraslín then finished a move started by Leo Sauer, who had come on in the 67th minute, to make it 4-0 in the 75th. Moldova made two changes in the 58th minute and Slovakia also made two in the 67th, then two more in the 82nd, but the away side kept the clean sheet.

Moldova had more of the ball in the numbers that sit closest to chance creation, with 17 shots to Slovakia’s 14 and 8 corners to 3. Slovakia were ahead in possession at 54% to 46%, passed more often with 503 to 430, and had 6 shots on target to Moldova’s 5, while both sides stayed busy at the back, Moldova making 2 saves to Slovakia’s 5.

Vadim Rață was booked in the 22nd minute and Iurie Iovu in the 90th. Slovakia finished without a booking or a sending-off.