Wales v Moldova, 05 September 2016
| Score | 4-0 to Wales |
| Referee | Liran Liany |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Europe group D |
| Venue | Cardiff City Stadium |
| Attendance | 31,731 |
View Wales v Moldova head to head
Kick Off: 19:45
Wales began their World Cup Qualifying campaign in impressive fashion as Gareth Bale scored twice in a 4-0 win over Moldova.
Sam Vokes gave Wales the lead in the 38th minute, steering a header into the net from Bale's superb cross, before Joe Allen scored his first goal for Wales just before half-time.
Bale added a third after the break having raced through one-on-one, before scoring a stoppage-time penalty to take him to within four goals of Ian Rush's all-time Wales goalscoring record.
The result gives Wales the perfect start to their World Cup Qualifying campaign, as they look for their first appearance in the finals of the tournament since 1958.
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Wales
Manager: Chris Coleman
Goals:
| Sam Vokes | 38 |
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| Joe Allen | 44 |
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| Gareth Bale | 50 |
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| Gareth Bale | penalty | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Wayne Hennessey
Defender
James Chester
Defender
Chris Gunter
Defender
Ashley Williams
(captain)
Defender/Midfielder
Ben Davies
Defender/Midfielder
Neil Taylor
Midfielder
Joe Allen
Midfielder
Andy King
Midfielder
Joe Ledley
Forward
Gareth Bale
Forward
Sam Vokes
Substitutions:
| Emyr Huws for Joe Ledley | 67 |
| Hal Robson-Kanu for Sam Vokes | 75 |
| James M Collins for Ashley Williams | 82 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Danny Ward
Goalkeeper
Owain Fon Williams
Defender
James M Collins
Defender
Paul Dummett
Midfielder
Dave Cotterill
Midfielder
Emyr Huws
Midfielder
Shaun MacDonald
Midfielder
Jazz Richards
Midfielder
George C Williams
Midfielder/Forward
Tom Lawrence
Forward
Simon Church
Forward
Hal Robson-Kanu
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Moldova
Manager: Igor Dobrovolskiy
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Ilie Cebanu
Goalkeeper
Igor Armaş
Defender
Andrian Cascaval
Defender
Alexandru Epureanu
Defender
(captain)
Ion Jardan
Defender/Midfielder
Eugeniu Cebotaru
Midfielder
Andrei Cojocari
Midfielder
Alexandru Dedov
Midfielder
Alexandru Gaţcan
Midfielder
Artur Ioniță
Midfielder
Radu Gînsari
Forward
Substitutions:
| Eugen Sidorenco for Eugeniu Cebotaru | 75 |
| Igor Bugaiov for Radu Gînsari | 75 |
| Maxim Mihaliov for Alexandru Dedov | 85 |
Cards:
| Alexandru Dedov | 11 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Alexei Koşelev
Goalkeeper
Stanislav Namaşco
Defender
Vitali Bordiyan
Defender
Victor Golovatenco
Defender
Petru Racu
Midfielder
Eugeniu Cociuc
Midfielder
Maxim Mihaliov
Midfielder/Forward
Eugen Sidorenco
Forward
Igor Bugaiov
Forward
Vladislav Ivanov
Forward
Igor Picusciac