Moldova beat Kazakhstan 1-2. Kazakhstan controlled the ball — 65% possession — but had nothing to show for it. The winner had to work for it: 2 from 16 shots. Best on the pitch was N. Cleșcenco, rated 8.2.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   UEFA Nations League 2026
   KAZ 4-2-3-1·5-3-2 MOL
   Coach: J. van 't Schip · L. PopescuReferee: Marian Barbu📍 Astana Arena
2. 1. First half
   2. 45'
      MOL
      Substitution
      ▲Nichita Moțpan▼Vladimir Fratea
   3. 45'
      KAZ
      Substitution
      ▲E. Tapalov▼Ramazan Orazov
   4. 45'
      KAZ
      Substitution
      ▲A. Tuyakbayev▼Elkhan Astanov
   5. 45+1'
      MOL
      GOOOAL!N. Cleșcenco
3. 1. Second half
   2. 50'
      MOL
      GOOOAL!P. PopescuAssist: Sergiu Perciun
   3. 59'
      MOL
      Substitution
      ▲Victor Stînă▼N. Cleșcenco
   4. 59'
      KAZ
      Substitution
      ▲A. Shushenachev▼R. Karimov
   5. 64'
      KAZ
      GOOOAL!N. AlipAssist: Bauyrzhan Islamkhan
   6. 66'
      KAZ
      Substitution
      ▲N. Zhagorov▼A. Mrynskiy
   7. 74'
      KAZ
      Substitution
      ▲Sergey Maliy▼T. Erlanov
   8. 75'
      MOL
      Substitution
      ▲M. Stefan▼O. Reabciuk
   9. 80'
      KAZ
      Yellow card
      G. Kenzhebek
   10. 86'
       MOL
       Substitution
       ▲O. David▼Ioan-Călin Revenco
   11. 86'
       MOL
       Substitution
       ▲D. Dumbravanu▼Vadim Rață
   12. 89'
       KAZ
       Yellow card
       Y. Vorogovskiy