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Moldova bowled over by Andorra! Minnows win first European Championship qualifier

Andorra triumphed 1-0 against Moldova to finally record their first European Championship qualifying victory at the 57th attempt.

Ranked 139th in the latest FIFA rankings, Andorra had endured a barren run prior to Friday's clash at Estadi Nacional d'Andorra.

The Andorra Football Federation formed in 1994, but not until September 1998 was the nation accepted to play a FIFA-sanctioned competition, entering qualifying for Euro 2000.

Their first-ever official match ended in a 3-1 defeat to Armenia, setting a depressing pattern for the tiny Pyrrenean principality.

Prior to Friday's match, their record in European Championship qualifying marked an incredible 56 defeats and not a single point.