The national football team of Moldova finished last in group 3 of the UEFA Nations League. Moldova lost to Kosovo 0-1 away, IPN reports.
Striker Ion Nicolaescu missed a huge chance of scoring from a kick by Danu Spătaru in the 19th minute. The Kosovar team scored the victory goal in the 31st minute. After a fixed phase, the ball reached Dinamo Zagreb fullback Lirim Kastrati, who managed to cheat goalkeeper Stanislav Namashko. In the second half, Moldova missed again a great chance in the last minute through new entrant Alexandr Belousov.
Moldova manager Engin Firat, who remained without a victory as the coach of the national team, used the following players: Namashko - Ryabchuk, Armaș (c), Efros, Jardan - Ioniță (Kaymakov 60), Cebotaru, Țurcan, Plătica (Rață 38), Spătaru (Belousov 86) – Nicolaescu
Moldova has one point and is to compete for a place in League C with Kazakhstan. Slovenia is the group winner.
