Norway vs Moldova
Ref: B. Berke
Match recap
Norway beat Moldova 11–1 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Myhre, Haaland, Haaland, Haaland, Ødegaard, Haaland, Aasgaard, Plătică, Aasgaard, Haaland, and Aasgaard scored for Norway; Østigård replied for Moldova. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 8.10 for Norway versus 0.17 for Moldova.
First Half
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Myhre
Assist: Haaland
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Haaland
Assist: Myhre
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Haaland
Assist: Ødegaard
⚽
Haaland
Assist: Ødegaard
⚽
Ødegaard
Second Half
46'
⇄
Ioniţă
46'
⇄
Postolachi
⚽
Haaland
Assist: Møller Wolfe
58'
Caimacov
Yellow Card
61'
⇄
Moțpan
⇄
Myhre
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Sørloth
⚽
Aasgaard
⇄
Ajer
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Nusa
74'
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Østigård (OG)
⚽
Plătică (OG)
⚽
Aasgaard
Penalty
80'
⇄
Raţă
⚽
Haaland
Assist: Ryerson
88'
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Caimacov
⇄
Haaland
⚽
Aasgaard
Assist: Haaland
Match Statistics
NorwayMoldova
13Won
Statistical edge
13–1
battles won across 14 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
8.10VS0.17
Attack6 · 0 won
34
Shots
2
17
Shots on target
0
29
Shots in the box
2
5
Shots outside box
0
8
Shots off goal
1
4
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
71%
Possession
29%
654
Total passes
270
594
Accurate passes
207
91%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline2 · 0 won
6
Fouls
10
0
Yellow cards
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
6
9
Blocked shots
1
Norway
4-3-3Moldova
5-4-1Norway
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Ø. NylandG
- 3K. AjerD
- 5D. Møller WolfeD
- 7A. SørlothF
- 8S. BergeM
- 9E. HaalandF
- 10M. ØdegaardM
- 11F. MyhreM
- 14J. RyersonD
- 17T. HeggemD
- 20A. NusaF
Substitutes
- 2M. ThorsbyM
- 4L. ØstigårdD
- 6P. BergM
- 12M. DyngelandG
- 13E. SelvikG
- 15A. HeggebøF
- 16M. PedersenD
- 18T. AasgaardM
- 19A. DønnumM
- 21A. Hanche-OlsenD
- 22Oscar BobbM
- 23A. SchjelderupF
Moldova
5-4-1Starting XI
- 2O. ReabciukD
- 4V. BabogloD
- 7A. IoniţăM
- 8N. MoțpanD
- 9I. NicolăescuF
- 11M. CaimacovM
- 12C. AvramG
- 14A. CrăciunD
- 17V. PostolachiM
- 20S. PlăticăD
- 22V. RaţăM
Substitutes
- 1N. CebotariG
- 3M. ȘtefanD
- 5I. IovuD
- 6C. DrosM
- 10Ș. BodișteanuM
- 13M. CojocaruF
- 15I. BorșD
- 16V. StînăM
- 18V. BogaciucM
- 19D. DumbrăvanuD
- 21S. PerciunM
- 23E. TîmburG
Norway
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erling Haaland | F | 89 | 10.0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3/3 |
| Martin Ødegaard(C) | M | 90 | 10.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3/8 |
| Julian Ryerson | D | 90 | 8.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — |
| Felix Horn Myhre | M | 64 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/2 |
| Sander Berge | M | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2/2 |
| Torbjørn Heggem | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Antonio Nusa | F | 73 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6/11 |
| David Möller Wolfe | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Kristoffer Ajer | D | 73 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander Sørloth | F | 64 | 6.3 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Ørjan Nyland | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Matias Dyngeland | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aune Selland Heggebø | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morten Thorsby | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Berg | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Egil Selvik | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aron Dønnum | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andreas Hanche-Olsen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marcus Pedersen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thelo Aasgaard | M | 26 | 9.9 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — |
| Oscar Bobb | M | 26 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/1 |
| Andreas Schjelderup | F | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Leo Østigård | D | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Moldova
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgiliu Postolachi | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Ion Nicolaescu | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Mihail Caimacov | M | 88 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Artur Ioniță | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cristian Avram | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikita Motpan | D | 61 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Vladyslav Babohlo | D | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sergiu Plătică | D | 90 | 5.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vadim Rață(C) | M | 80 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Artur Crăciun | D | 90 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oleg Reabciuk | D | 90 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Iurie Iovu | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mihail Stefan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ion Borș | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Stina | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cristian Dros | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sergiu Perciun | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emil Tîmbur | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicolai Cebotari | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxim Cojocaru | F | 29 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Bogaciuc | M | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Dumbravanu | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ştefan Bodişteanu | M | 45 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/4 |


