FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

Italy 2–1 Moldova

Wednesday 12 Oct 2005 · Lecce, Italy

Italy2–1Moldova

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Vieri Gatcan Gilardino

70′1–0Christian Vieri Italy
76′1–1Alexandru Gatcan Moldova
85′2–1Alberto Gilardino Italy

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Italy

Came on

Manuele BlasiDF↑46′
Gianluca ZambrottaDF↑62′
9Alberto GilardinoFW●↑68′

Moldova

Came on

Y MidoerevDF↑88′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Italy: 1919 → 1920
Moldova: 1427 → 1426

Expected score for Italy: 96.8% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 4 of 7, 1996–2025.

Italy wins: 7
Draws: 0
Moldova wins: 0

Form either side

Italy

Before

1–1 v Ecuador 11 Jun 2005 · Friendly
2–1 v Republic of Ireland 17 Aug 2005 · Friendly
1–1 v Scotland 3 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
4–1 v Belarus 7 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–0 v Slovenia 8 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

After

3–1 v Netherlands 12 Nov 2005 · Friendly
1–1 v Ivory Coast 16 Nov 2005 · Friendly
4–1 v Germany 1 Mar 2006 · Friendly
1–1 v Switzerland 31 May 2006 · Friendly
0–0 v Ukraine 2 Jun 2006 · Friendly

Moldova

Before

0–0 v Norway 30 Mar 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–2 v Scotland 4 Jun 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
2–0 v Belarus 3 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
1–2 v Slovenia 7 Sep 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005
0–1 v Norway 8 Oct 2005 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2005

After

0–0 v Azerbaijan 18 May 2006 · Friendly
3–2 v Lithuania 16 Aug 2006 · Friendly
0–1 v Greece 2 Sep 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
0–2 v Norway 6 Sep 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006
2–2 v Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 Oct 2006 · UEFA Euro qualification 2006

Road through the tournament

Italy

2–0 v Scotland 26 Mar 2005
0–0 v Norway 4 Jun 2005
1–1 v Scotland 3 Sep 2005
4–1 v Belarus 7 Sep 2005
1–0 v Slovenia 8 Oct 2005
2–1 v Moldova 12 Oct 2005

Moldova

0–0 v Norway 30 Mar 2005
0–2 v Scotland 4 Jun 2005
2–0 v Belarus 3 Sep 2005
1–2 v Slovenia 7 Sep 2005
0–1 v Norway 8 Oct 2005
1–2 v Italy 12 Oct 2005

Every Italy v Moldova match7

From Italy's side.


13 Nov 2025	Moldova	2–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
9 Jun 2025	Moldova	2–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
7 Oct 2020	Moldova	6–0	Home	Friendly	—
12 Oct 2005	Moldova	2–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2005	—
8 Sep 2004	Moldova	1–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2004	—
29 Mar 1997	Moldova	3–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1997	—
5 Oct 1996	Moldova	3–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1996	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN