EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2016/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Ernst-Happel-Stadion - Friday 24 March 2017 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Group D - Matchday 5 Moldova Last updated 05/07/2017 17:53CET

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Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Head coach 5 Match officials 6 Competition facts 7 Match-by-match lineups 8 Legend 10

1 Austria - Moldova Friday 24 March 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna

Previous meetings Head to Head 2016 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 05/09/2015 QR (GS) Austria - Moldova 1-0 Vienna Junuzović 52 Dedov 27 (P); Alaba 09/10/2014 QR (GS) Moldova - Austria 1-2 Chisinau 12 (P), Janko 51

UEFA EURO 2004 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached 07/06/2003 PR (GS) Moldova - Austria 1-0 Tiraspol Frunză 60 07/09/2002 PR (GS) Austria - Moldova 2-0 Vienna Herzog 4 (P), 29 (P)

Final Qualifying Total tournament

Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Total Austria 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 - - - - 4 3 0 1 5 2 Moldova 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 - - - - 4 1 0 3 2 5

2 Austria - Moldova Friday 24 March 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Squad list

Austria Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Andreas Lukse 08/11/1987 29 Altach - 0 0 0 0 - Heinz Lindner 17/07/1990 26 Frankfurt - 0 0 0 0 - 09/07/1994 22 Stoke - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - Michael Madl 21/03/1988 29 Fulham - 0 0 0 0 - Markus Suttner 16/04/1987 29 Ingolstadt - 1 0 0 0 - Sebastian Prödl 21/06/1987 29 Watford - 1 0 0 0 - 24/06/1992 24 Bayern - 4 0 0 0 - Aleksandar Dragović 06/03/1991 26 Leverkusen * 4 0 0 0 - 27/08/1992 24 Salzburg - 0 0 0 0 - 07/09/1992 24 Augsburg * 4 1 0 0 - Kevin Wimmer 15/11/1992 24 Tottenham - 3 0 0 0 Midfielders - Zlatko Junuzović 26/09/1987 29 Bremen - 3 0 0 0 - 18/05/1989 27 Leipzig * 2 0 0 0 - Martin Harnik 10/06/1987 29 Hannover - 2 0 0 0 - 17/03/1994 23 Leipzig - 4 1 0 0 - Louis Schaub 29/12/1994 22 Rapid Wien - 2 0 0 0 - 24/03/1996 21 Salzburg - 0 0 0 0 Forwards - Marc Janko 25/06/1983 33 Basel * 4 2 0 0 - Guido Burgstaller 29/04/1989 27 Schalke - 0 0 0 0 - Marko Arnautović 19/04/1989 27 Stoke * 4 2 0 0 - 18/04/1994 22 Hamburg - 1 0 0 0 Coach - Marcel Koller 11/11/1960 56 - 4 0 0 0

3 Austria - Moldova Friday 24 March 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna

Moldova Current season Qual. FT No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Serghei Paşcenco 18/12/1982 34 Zaria Balti - 0 0 0 0 - Stanislav Namaşco 10/11/1986 30 Levadiakos - 0 0 0 0 - Alexei Koşelev 19/11/1993 23 Sheriff - 0 0 0 0 Defenders - Victor Golovatenco 28/04/1984 32 Zaria Balti - 2 0 0 0 İstanbul - Alexandru Epureanu 27/09/1986 30 - 3 0 0 0 Başakşehir - Vadim Bolohan 15/08/1986 30 Milsami * 3 0 0 0 - Petru Racu 17/07/1987 29 Milsami - 2 0 0 0 - Cătălin Carp 20/10/1993 23 Ufa - 1 0 0 0 - Maxim Potîrniche 13/06/1989 27 Sheriff - 0 0 0 0 - Veaceslav Posmac 07/11/1990 26 Dacia - 2 0 0 0 Midfielders - Alexandru Gaţcan 27/03/1984 32 Rostov * 4 1 0 0 - Andrei Cojocari 21/01/1987 30 Milsami - 3 0 0 0 - Alexandru Dedov 26/07/1989 27 Milsami - 3 0 0 0 - Maxim Mihaliov 22/08/1986 30 Zaria Balti * 3 0 0 0 - Eugeniu Cebotaru 16/10/1984 32 Sibir - 3 0 0 0 - Alexandru Antoniuc 23/05/1989 27 Milsami - 1 0 0 0 - Artur Ioniţa 17/08/1990 26 Cagliari - 1 0 0 0 - Vladislav Ivanov 07/05/1990 26 Sheriff - 0 0 0 0 Forwards - Igor Bugaev 26/06/1984 32 Zaria Balti * 4 1 0 0 - Eugeniu Sidorenco 19/03/1989 28 Milsami - 4 0 0 0 - Radu Gînsari 10/12/1991 25 Sheriff - 2 0 0 0 Coach - Igor Dobrovolski 27/08/1967 49 - 4 0 0 0

4 Austria - Moldova Friday 24 March 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Head coach Marcel Koller Date of birth: 11 November 1960 Nationality: Swiss Playing career: Grasshopper Club Zürich Coaching career: FC Wil 1900, FC St Gallen, Grasshopper Club Zürich, 1. FC Köln, VfL Bochum 1848, Austria • A former midfielder, Koller spent his entire playing career with Swiss side Grasshoppers, making over 400 league appearances from 1978 to 1997 and winning seven league titles and five Swiss Cups. • Capped 55 times by Switzerland, he scored three goals for his country and made two appearances at EURO '96, coming off the bench in the 1-1 draw with hosts England and starting the 1-0 loss to Scotland. • Began coaching career at Wil in 1997 and took over at St Gallen two years later, leading the club to their first Swiss championship since 1903/04 in his maiden season. Returned to Grasshoppers in 2002 and promptly secured the Swiss league crown, but resigned in October 2003 after a disappointing run. • Appointed by Köln the following month, he was sacked after the team finished the season bottom, yet bounced back at Bochum in 2005, earning promotion to the top tier in his first campaign. • Dismissed by Bochum in September 2009, Koller was installed as Austria coach on 4 October 2011, replacing Dietmar Constantini. Missed out on a place at the 2014 FIFA World Cup but earned a contract extension until December 2015 and rewarded that faith by overseeing a first successful UEFA European Championship qualifying campaign as Austria reached UEFA EURO 2016, although they failed to get out of their group in France. Igor Dobrovolski Date of birth: 27/08/1967 Nationality: Russian Playing career: FC Nistru Chisinau, FC Dinamo Moskva, Playas de Castellón FS, Servette FC, Genoa CFC, Olympique de Marseille, Club Atlético de Madrid, SC Fortuna Düsseldorf, FC Tiligul Tiraspol Coaching career: FC Tiligul Tiraspol, FC Academia Chisinau, FC Dacia Chisinau, FC Veris, FC Sakhalin, Moldova (twice) • Born near the Ukrainian-Moldovan border, Dobrovolski was schooled at an academy in Tiraspol, and made his name as a creative midfielder with Nistru Chisinau, earning a move to Dinamo Moskva in 1986. • A gold medal winner with the Soviet Union at the 1988 Olympics, he was also in the side that won the 1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He appeared with the senior side at the FIFA World Cup finals that summer, and also played at the 1992 and 1996 UEFA European Championships. Capped 47 times in total.

• Played in Spain, Switzerland, Italy and Germany, and was at Marseille when they followed up a 1991/92 French title success with triumph in the 1992/93 UEFA Champions League. • Returned to Moldova in 2005 to become player-coach at Tiligul, leading his side to fourth place in his only season in charge. Hired as Moldova coach Anatol Teslev's assistant, he was in sole command from 2007-09, Moldova earning a best-ever total of 12 points under him in UEFA EURO 2008 qualifying, and reaching a pinnacle of 37th in the FIFA rankings. • Led Dacia to Moldovan title in 2010/11 before working with Veris and Sakhalin. Hired as Moldova boss for a second time on 23 December 2015.

5 Austria - Moldova Friday 24 March 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Match officials

Referee István Vad (HUN) Assistant referees Istvan Albert (HUN) , Peter Berettyán (HUN) Fourth official Ferenc Karakó (HUN) FIFA Match Commissioner Outi Saarinen (FIN) Referee observer Lassin Isaksen (FRO)

Referee Name Date of birth UEFA matches István Vad 30/05/1979 6 68

István Vad Referee since: 1995 First division: 2004 FIFA badge: 2007

Tournaments: 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Finals N/A

FIFA Wold Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 01/10/2002 RCUP QR Montenegro Amateur (YUG) AT Chisinau (MDA) 2-0 Tiszaujvaros 27/07/2010 UCL 3QR AC Omonia FC Salzburg 1-1 Nicosia 06/11/2013 UCL GS Club Atlético de Madrid FK Austria Wien 4-0 Madrid 06/08/2014 UCL 3QR FC Sheriff ŠK Slovan Bratislava 0-0 Tiraspol

6 Austria - Moldova Friday 24 March 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Competition facts

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7 Austria - Moldova Friday 24 March 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Match-by-match lineups Austria

FIFA World Cup - Qualifying round Group D Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts Republic of Ireland 4 3 1 0 7 3 10 Serbia 4 2 2 0 9 5 8 Wales 4 1 3 0 8 4 6 Austria 4 1 1 2 6 7 4 Georgia 4 0 2 2 3 5 2 Moldova 4 0 1 3 2 11 1

Matchday 1 (05/09/2016) Georgia 1-2 Austria Goals: 0-1 Hinteregger 16, 0-2 Janko 42, 1-2 Ananidze 78 Austria: Almer, Dragović, Hinteregger, Arnautović, Alaba, Junuzović (67 Schöpf), Harnik (72 Sabitzer), Suttner, Baumgartlinger, Klein, Janko (76 Gregoritsch) Matchday 2 (06/10/2016) Austria 2-2 Wales Goals: 0-1 Allen 22, 1-1 Arnautović 28, 1-2 Wimmer 45+1 (og) , 2-2 Arnautović 48 Austria: Almer (58 Özcan), Dragović, Hinteregger, Wimmer, Arnautović (87 Schaub), Alaba, Sabitzer, Junuzović (79 Schöpf), Baumgartlinger, Klein, Janko Matchday 3 (09/10/2016) Serbia 3-2 Austria Goals: 1-0 A. Mitrović 6, 1-1 Sabitzer 16, 2-1 A. Mitrović 23, 2-2 Janko 62, 3-2 Tadić 74 Austria: Özcan, Dragović (71 Prödl), Hinteregger, Wimmer, Arnautović, Alaba, Sabitzer, Junuzović (63 Schöpf), Baumgartlinger (58 Ilsanker), Klein, Janko Matchday 4 (12/11/2016) Austria 0-1 Republic of Ireland Goals: 0-1 McClean 48 Austria: Özcan, Dragović, Hinteregger, Wimmer (78 Ilsanker), Arnautović, Alaba, Sabitzer (73 Harnik), Baumgartlinger, Klein, Schöpf (57 Schaub), Janko Matchday 5 (24/03/2017) Austria-Moldova Matchday 6 (11/06/2017) Republic of Ireland-Austria Matchday 7 (02/09/2017) Wales-Austria Matchday 8 (05/09/2017) Austria-Georgia Matchday 9 (06/10/2017) Austria-Serbia Matchday 10 (09/10/2017) Moldova-Austria Moldova

FIFA World Cup - Qualifying round Matchday 1 (05/09/2016)

8 Austria - Moldova Friday 24 March 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna

Wales 4-0 Moldova Goals: 1-0 Vokes 38, 2-0 Allen 44, 3-0 Bale 51, 4-0 Bale 90+5 (P) Moldova: Cebanu, Armaş, A. Epureanu, Ioniţa, Gaţcan, Cebotaru (75 Sidorenco), Dedov (85 Mihaliov), Gînsari (75 Bugaev), Cașcaval, Cojocari, I. Jardan Matchday 2 (06/10/2016) Moldova 0-3 Serbia Goals: 0-1 Kostić 19, 0-2 Ivanović 37, 0-3 Tadić 59 Moldova: Cebanu, Carp, Racu, A. Epureanu, Cojocari, Gaţcan, Cebotaru (77 Gînsari), Dedov (63 Sidorenco), Bolohan, Andronic (69 Mihaliov), Bugaev Matchday 3 (09/10/2016) Moldova 1-3 Republic of Ireland Goals: 0-1 Long 2, 1-1 Bugaev 45+1, 1-2 McClean 69, 1-3 McClean 76 Moldova: Calancea, Armaş (36 Golovatenco), Cojocari, Gaţcan, Dedov, Bordian, Posmac, Bolohan, Andronic (83 Sidorenco), Bugaev, Zasaviţchi (61 Cebotaru) Matchday 4 (12/11/2016) Georgia 1-1 Moldova Goals: 1-0 Kazaishvili 16, 1-1 Gaţcan 78 Moldova: Cebanu, Posmac, I. Jardan, A. Epureanu, Racu (41 Golovatenco), Gaţcan, Bordian, Bolohan, Mihaliov (77 Andronic), Sidorenco (70 A. Antoniuc), Bugaev Matchday 5 (24/03/2017) Austria-Moldova Matchday 6 (11/06/2017) Moldova-Georgia Matchday 7 (02/09/2017) Serbia-Moldova Matchday 8 (05/09/2017) Moldova-Wales Matchday 9 (06/10/2017) Republic of Ireland-Moldova Matchday 10 (09/10/2017) Moldova-Austria

9 Austria - Moldova Friday 24 March 2017 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna Legend Competitions

Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended Overall: Total appearances in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament only Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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