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Sunday, June 1, 2014
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Montenegro and Moldova are up for a rematch in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group G, having traded away victories in their campaigns to reach the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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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.
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• 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.
