The Romania national team secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Moldova in an international friendly on October 10, 2025. This win in the Derby of the Prut provides bragging rights for Romania in this cross-border rivalry. Romania started strongly and took the lead through a well-worked team move in the 25th minute. Moldova, however, showed great spirit and equalized against the run of play just before halftime. The second half was a tense affair, with the decisive moment coming in the 70th minute when Romania converted a penalty after a handball in the box. Moldova pressed for a second equalizer but found the Romanian defense resolute, allowing the hosts to see out the match result and claim the friendly win.