FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Monday, September 4, 2017
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Match Report

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Scotland keep alive World Cup hopes with Malta victory

Scotland now have their World Cup qualification hopes in their own hands after a crucial, if unspectacular, 2-0 win over minnows Malta.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
9
8
Saves
1
29.6
Possession
70.4
5
SHOTS
25
1
ON GOAL
10
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
210
Accurate Passes
627
304
Passes
714
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
4
4
Crosses
20
0.0
Cross %
0.2
57
Long Balls
66
15
Accurate Long Balls
45
0.3
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
4
16
Effective Tackles
7
20
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.5
0
Interceptions
0
26
Effective Clearances
16
26
Clearances
16

Head to Head

SCO leads series 1-0

Lineups

SCO · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Craig GordonG
  2. 5Charlie MulgrewCD-L
  3. 4Christophe BerraCD-R
  4. 8Scott BrownDM
  5. 3Andy RobertsonLB
  6. 2Kieran TierneyRB
  7. 6James McArthurCM-L
  8. 7Stuart ArmstrongCM-R
  9. 10Matt PhillipsLM
  10. 11James ForrestRM
  11. 9Leigh GriffithsF

MLT · 5-3-2

  1. 1Andrew HoggG
  2. 5Andrei AgiusCD
  3. 13Zach MuscatCD-L
  4. 3Sam MagriCD-R
  5. 19Joseph ZerafaLB
  6. 4Steve BorgRB
  7. 6Ryan FenechCM
  8. 21Stephen PisaniCM-L
  9. 18Bjorn KristensenCM-R
  10. 20Alfred EffiongCF-L
  11. 10Andre SchembriCF-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Scotland 1, Malta 0. Christophe Berra (Scotland) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leigh Griffiths with a cross following a corner.
  2. 29' Ryan Fenech (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Scotland. James Morrison replaces James McArthur.
  4. 49' Goal! Scotland 2, Malta 0. Leigh Griffiths (Scotland) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  5. 56' Substitution, Scotland. Grant Hanley replaces Charlie Mulgrew because of an injury.
  6. 70' Substitution, Scotland. Chris Martin replaces Leigh Griffiths because of an injury.
  7. 71' Substitution, Malta. Luke Gambin replaces André Schembri.
  8. 85' Substitution, Malta. Paul Fenech replaces Bjorn Kristensen.
  9. 86' Substitution, Malta. Alex Muscat replaces Steve Borg.

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