Chisinau, Moldova – As World Cup Qualifying season dey enter final stretch, Israel and Moldova dey gear up for wetin fit be their last dance for this qualification campaign. Two teams wey no fit reach top two, dem go meet for Stadionul Zimbru this Sunday night, and e go make sense if we talk say dem need miracle to qualify for World Cup.
Israel don try plenty, but dem dey struggle to find dat form wey go carry dem anywhere—after dem lose three matches straight, including two serious beatings from Italy and Norway, dem dey show as if dem wan join the World Cup ghost parade. For almost 300 minutes, dem no fit find net at all, with their last game against Lithuania ending in a dull 0-0 draw. Dem don dey reach that level wey dem fit say ‘let’s just finish this thing without wahala.’ (Wetin happen to dem goal-scoring boots?)
Moldova sef dey face their gobe. Dem don suffer plenty, with one national record of 11-1 loss wahala against Norway wey e no be joke. As we dey yarn, dem dey bottom of the Group I table with only one point to show for all the hustle. But, small small, dem manage to snatch a 1-1 draw against Estonia last month, after losing seven games straight. (Na wetin you fit call a tiny win!)
For Sunday, Israel go miss three key players due to injury—Villarreal’s star dey lie down, just like Maccabi Tel Aviv’s wide man—we go see if captain Eli Dasa and defender Idan Nachmias go fit ginger the squad back to life. On the other hand, Moldova go represnt without their main midfielder, but at least dem fit welcome back dem old timer wey don dey serve since ice age. Ion Nicolaescu, wey be dem all-time top scorer, wan show say he fit rise from the ashes.
History dey dey very kind to Israel too; dem don win all six meetings wey dem don get against Moldova before—17 goals wey dem don score against just 2 for Moldova. If dem fit manage win again, that go be their last taste of victory in this qualifying round. (Moldova dey spend time dey give dem chances like fine girl wey dey play hard to get.)
So, as dem dey approach this match, the tension dey high. Israel go wan prove say dem fit deliver small respect to their name, while Moldova go just dey hustle to make people remember say dem dey play ball. Fans dey expect fireworks, butna wahala e go be if dem both miss chances like say dem wan confuse each other.
Match start time na 8:45 PM BST. Let’s see who go shine for this last display as dem both try to save their face at least!
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