FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Italy DDLDD 2
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Malta DDWDL 0
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ITA202
MLT000
Ta' Qali National Stadium · 18,000 att. · ESPN3

Team Stats

9
Fouls
19
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
6
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
2
79.6
Possession
20.4
15
SHOTS
8
4
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
649
Accurate Passes
102
728
Passes
167
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.6
5
Accurate Crosses
2
16
Crosses
12
0.3
Cross %
0.2
81
Long Balls
27
69
Accurate Long Balls
10
0.9
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
1
12
Effective Tackles
15
18
Tackles
25
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
6
Effective Clearances
7
16
Clearances
16

Head to Head

Lineups

MLT · 4-4-2

  1. 1Justin HaberG
  2. 6Luke DimechCD-L
  3. 2Jonathan CaruanaCD-R
  4. 3Alex MuscatLB
  5. 17Ryan CamilleriRB
  6. 8Roderick BriffaCM-L
  7. 4Gareth SciberrasCM-R
  8. 7Clayton FaillaLM
  9. 15Edward HerreraRM
  10. 9Michael MifsudCF-L
  11. 13Andre SchembriCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Jacob BorgSUB
  2. 16Terence VellaSUB
  3. 11Ryan FenechSUB
  4. 5Andrei AgiusSUB
  5. 10Andrew CohenSUB
  6. 14Paul FenechSUB
  7. 18Rowen MuscatSUB
  8. 12Andrew HoggSUB

ITA · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1Gianluigi BuffonG
  2. 19Leonardo BonucciCD-L
  3. 15Andrea BarzagliCD-R
  4. 21Andrea PirloDM
  5. 5Mattia De SciglioLB
  6. 7Ignazio AbateRB
  7. 23Emanuele GiaccheriniAM
  8. 8Claudio MarchisioLM
  9. 18Riccardo MontolivoRM
  10. 14Stephan El ShaarawyCF-L
  11. 9Mario BalotelliCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Salvatore SiriguSUB
  2. 20Antonio CandrevaSUB
  3. 24Morgan De SanctisSUB
  4. 11Alberto GilardinoSUB
  5. 2Christian MaggioSUB
  6. 22Alessandro DiamantiSUB
  7. 16Alessio CerciSUB
  8. 12Sebastian GiovincoSUB
  9. 17Andrea RanocchiaSUB
  10. 3Luca AntonelliSUB
  11. 6Andrea PoliSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Malta 0, Italy 1. Mario Balotelli (Italy) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 16' Offside, Italy. Mario Balotelli tries a through ball, but Emanuele Giaccherini is caught offside.
  3. 16' Gianluigi Buffon (Italy) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Goal! Malta 0, Italy 2. Mario Balotelli (Italy) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mattia De Sciglio.
  5. 61' Attempt blocked. Michael Mifsud (Malta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edward Herrera.
  6. 76' Stephan El Shaarawy (Italy) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  7. 82' Corner, Italy. Conceded by Alex Muscat.
  8. 86' Attempt missed. Antonio Candreva (Italy) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mario Balotelli.
  9. 88' Foul by Andrea Pirlo (Italy).

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