Moldova v Georgia, 24 September 1997
| Score | 1-0 to Georgia |
| Referee | Dany Koren |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Group 2 |
| Venue | Republican, Chisinau |
| Attendance | 9,000 |
View Moldova v Georgia head to head
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Moldova
Manager: Ion Caras
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Denis Romanenco
Defender
Vitalie Culibaba
Defender
Oleg Fistican
Defender
Serghei Stroenco
Defender
Ion Testemițanu
Midfielder
Alexandru Curteian
(captain)
Midfielder
Vladimir Gaidamaşciuc
Forward
Serghei Cleşcenco
Forward
Iurie Miterev
Forward
Alexandru Popovici
Forward
Serghei Rogaciov
Substitutions:
| Boris Cebotari for Iurie Miterev | 52 |
| Radu Rebeja for Vladimir Gaidamaşciuc | 55 |
| Serghei Chirilov for Oleg Fistican | 64 |
Cards:
| Alexandru Curteian | 70 | R |
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Georgia
Manager: David Kipiani
Goals:
| Temuri Ketsbaia | 10 |
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Starting lineup:
Nikoloz Togonidze
Goalkeeper
Giorgi Chikhradze
Defender
Nugzar Lobzhanidze
Defender
Gela Shekiladze
Defender
Georgi Gakhokidze
Midfielder
Kakha Kaladze
Midfielder
Temuri Ketsbaia
Midfielder
Georgi Kinkladze
Midfielder
Giorgi Nemsadze
Midfielder
Archil Arveladze
Forward
Mikhail Kavelashvili
Forward
Substitutions:
| Valter Guchua for Archil Arveladze | 66 |
| Murtaz Shelia for Mikhail Kavelashvili | 82 |
| Gocha Jamarauli for Georgi Gakhokidze | 90 |
Cards:
| Kakha Kaladze | 60 | R |
| Georgi Kinkladze | 70 | R |