EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Gradski Stadion Podgorica - Podgorica Monday 8 September 2014 Montenegro 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Moldova Group G - Matchday -12 Last updated 12/07/2021 16:42CET Official Partners of UEFA EURO 2020 Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Match-by-match lineups 9 Team facts 11 Legend 13 1 Montenegro - Moldova Monday 8 September 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Gradski Stadion Podgorica, Podgorica Previous meetings Head to Head FIFA World Cup Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Jovetić 55 (P), 90+1; Antoniuc 28, 89, 15/10/2013 QR (GS) Montenegro - Moldova 2-5 Podgorica Armaş 62, Sidorenco 64, Ioniţa 73 22/03/2013 QR (GS) Moldova - Montenegro 0-1 Chisinau Vučinić 78 Final Qualifying Total tournament Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Montenegro - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Moldova - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FIFA* Montenegro 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 - - - - 2 1 0 1 3 5 Moldova 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 - - - - 2 1 0 1 5 3 Friendlies Montenegro - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Moldova - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Total Montenegro 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 - - - - 2 1 0 1 3 5 Moldova 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 - - - - 2 1 0 1 5 3 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup 2 Montenegro - Moldova Monday 8 September 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Gradski Stadion Podgorica, Podgorica Match background Having traded home defeats in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying, both Montenegro and Moldova will feel they have unfinished business as they meet again in UEFA EURO 2016 Group H. Match background • Those 2014 World Cup qualifying matches were the sides' only previous meetings. Mirko Vučinić (78) scored the only goal as Branko Brnović's Montenegro beat Ion Caras's men 1-0 in Chisinau on 22 March 2013, with the visitors' Milorad Peković (61) and Moldova's Alexandru Gaţcan both shown red cards. • Moldova had their revenge in the rematch in Podgorica on 15 October 2013; Stevan Jovetić (55p, 90+1) scored twice for the home side, but Alexandru Antoniuc (28, 89), Igor Armaş (62), Eugeniu Sidorenco (64) and Artur Ioniţă (73) struck to earn Moldova a 5-2 win. It was the most emphatic competitive away victory in their history and the only time they have scored more than four goals away from home. • The nations have met just once in UEFA's youth and age-group tournaments, Moldova winning 3-1 in a 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round match in Belgium. • The first three games between Moldovan and Montenegrin clubs in UEFA competition ended in draws, before FC Sheriff broke the deadlock in some style in the most recent encounter, winning 5-0 at FK Sutjeska in the 2013/14 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round second leg. 3 Montenegro - Moldova Monday 8 September 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Gradski Stadion Podgorica, Podgorica Squad list Montenegro Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Vukašin Poleksić 30/08/1982 32 Debrecen - 0 0 0 0 26 - - Ivan Janjušević 11/07/1986 28 Sutjeska - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Mladen Božović 01/08/1984 30 Khimki - 0 0 0 0 35 - Defenders - Elsad Zverotić 31/10/1986 27 Fulham - 0 0 0 0 47 5 Crvena - Savo Pavićević 11/12/1980 33 - 0 0 0 0 37 - zvezda - Stefan Savić 08/01/1991 23 Fiorentina - 0 0 0 0 26 2 - Marko Vešović 28/08/1991 23 Rijeka - 0 0 0 0 5 - - Vladimir Volkov 06/06/1986 28 Partizan - 0 0 0 0 12 - - Žarko Tomašević 22/02/1990 24 Kortrijk - 0 0 0 0 5 - - Marko Simić 16/06/1987 27 Kayserispor - 0 0 0 0 4 - Midfielders - Nikola Drinčić 07/09/1984 30 Partizan - 0 0 0 0 33 3 - Vladimir Božović 13/11/1981 32 Mordovia - 0 0 0 0 38 - - Miloš Krkotić 29/09/1987 26 Dacia - 0 0 0 0 5 - Dinamo - Nemanja Nikolić 01/01/1988 26 - 0 0 0 0 4 - Minsk Metalurh - Saša Balić 29/01/1990 24 - 0 0 0 0 6 - Zaporizhya - Nikola Vukčević 13/12/1991 22 Braga - 0 0 0 0 3 - - Marko Bakić 01/11/1993 20 Spezia - 0 0 0 0 4 - - Vladimir Jovović 26/10/1994 19 Sutjeska - 0 0 0 0 1 - Forwards - Mirko Vučinić 01/10/1983 30 Al-Jazira - 0 0 0 0 37 15 Ulsan - Filip Kasalica 17/12/1988 25 - 0 0 0 0 11 1 Hyundai - Stevan Jovetić 02/11/1989 24 Man. City - 0 0 0 0 31 12 Changchun - Fatos Bećiraj 05/05/1988 26 - 0 0 0 0 26 3 Yatai Beijing - Dejan Damjanović 27/07/1981 33 - 0 0 0 0 23 7 Guoan Coach - Branko Brnović 08/08/1967 47 - 0 0 0 0 22 - 4 Montenegro - Moldova Monday 8 September 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Gradski Stadion Podgorica, Podgorica Moldova Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Ilie Cebanu 29/12/1986 27 Mordovia - 0 0 0 0 8 - Olimpik- - Stanislav Namaşco 10/11/1986 27 - 0 0 0 0 42 - Şüvälan - Denis Rusu 02/08/1990 24 Zimbru - 0 0 0 0 - - Defenders - Victor Golovatenco 28/04/1984 30 Sibir - 0 0 0 0 62 3 İstanbul - Alexandru Epureanu 27/09/1986 27 - 0 0 0 0 62 6 BB - Petru Racu 17/07/1987 27 Veris - 0 0 0 0 26 - - Igor Armaş 14/07/1987 27 Kuban - 0 0 0 0 35 3 - Maxim Antoniuc 15/01/1991 23 Sheriff - 0 0 0 0 4 - - Adrian Caşcaval 10/06/1987 27 Veris - 0 0 0 0 3 - - Ion Jardan 10/01/1990 24 Zimbru - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Alexandru Vremea 03/11/1991 22 Zimbru - 0 0 0 0 2 - - Veaceslav Posmac 07/11/1990 23 Dacia - 0 0 0 0 9 - - Ştefan Burghiu 28/03/1991 23 Zimbru - 0 0 0 0 4 - Midfielders - Denis Calincov 15/09/1985 28 Veris - 0 0 0 0 20 2 - Andrei Cojocari 21/01/1987 27 Milsami - 0 0 0 0 9 1 - Alexandru Dedov 26/07/1989 25 Zimbru - 0 0 0 0 19 1 - Eugeniu Cebotaru 16/10/1984 29 Sibir - 0 0 0 0 39 - - Artur Ioniţa 17/08/1990 24 Verona - 0 0 0 0 14 2 - Serghei Gheorghiev 20/10/1991 22 Sheriff - 0 0 0 0 15 - Forwards - Serghei Alexeev 31/05/1986 28 Zimbru - 0 0 0 0 26 6 - Alexandru Antoniuc 23/05/1989 25 Milsami - 0 0 0 0 16 2 H. - Eugeniu Sidorenco 19/03/1989 25 - 0 0 0 0 21 7 Nazareth Coach - Ion Caras 11/09/1950 63 - 0 0 0 0 52 - 5 Montenegro - Moldova Monday 8 September 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Gradski Stadion Podgorica, Podgorica Head coach Branko Brnović Date of birth: 8 August 1967 Nationality: Montenegrin Playing career: FK Budućnost Podgorica, FK Partizan, RCD Espanyol, FK Kom Coaching career: Montenegro (assistant), Montenegro • Regarded as one of the most talented midfielders in the former Yugoslavia, Brnović started his club career at Budućnost and was soon making an impact on the international stage. • Won the FIFA U-20 World Cup with Yugoslavia in 1987 alongside such future stars as Davor Šuker, Predrag Mijatović and Zvonimir Boban. Played every game, scoring twice, and was named in the team of the tournament. • Left Budućnost in 1991 for Partizan, with whom he lifted back-to-back national titles and two domestic cups. Also established himself in the senior Yugoslavia side, and then Serbia and Montenegro's team, going on to win 27 caps in total. • Moved to Spain and spent six seasons with Espanyol, making 146 Liga appearances. Hung up his boots in 2000, yet six years later came out of retirement for a half-season cameo at Kom after Montenegro's independence from Serbia. • A member of Montenegro's coaching staff since February 2007, he began as Zoran Filipović's assistant before staying on in the same role under Zlatko Kranjčar. In September 2011, he replaced Kranjčar at the Montenegro helm and signed a two-year contract extension after 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying. Alexandr Curteian Date of birth: 11 February 1974 Nationality: Moldovan Playing career: FC Zimbru Chisinau, RTS Widzew Łódź, FC Zenit, Hamburger SV, FC Torpedo Moskva, Moldova Coaching career: FC Zimbru Chisinau, FC Smena-Zenit (assistant), Moldova (assistant), Moldova Under-21s, Moldova • A product of the Zimbru youth academy, Curteian won five league titles with the club as a player. In 1993 and 1998 he was named Moldova's best player; he scored twice in 38 appearances for the national team. • A creative midfielder, Curteian won the Polish league title with Widzew in 1996/97 and later claimed the Russian Cup with Zenit. He is one of only two Moldovan players to have featured in the Bundesliga. • Following the end of his playing career, Curteian held a number of administrative posts at Zimbru before taking to the dugout in 2007. He immediately guided them to Moldovan Cup success. • In 2009, he joined the Smena-Zenit coaching team and a year later became assistant to Moldova coach Gabi Balint. • Curteian started working with the Moldova U21s in October 2011 and his team finished third in their qualifying group for the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.