FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Friday, November 11, 2016
Slovenia DLDWD 1
–
Malta LDLLL 0
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SVN011
MLT000
Ta' Qali National Stadium · 4,207 att.

Match Report

Benjamin Verbic's goal gives Slovenia win in Malta

Slovenia are up to second in qualifying Group F after Benjamin Verbic's delightful finish just after half-time earned them a 1-0 win in Malta.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
16
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
0
1
Saves
6
66.5
Possession
33.5
19
SHOTS
7
7
ON GOAL
1
0.4
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
470
Accurate Passes
206
539
Passes
271
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
2
16
Crosses
8
0.2
Cross %
0.3
50
Long Balls
61
24
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
1
7
Effective Tackles
6
8
Tackles
9
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
4
Effective Clearances
32
4
Clearances
32

Head to Head

SVN leads series 2-0

Lineups

MLT · 5-4-1

  1. 1Andrew HoggG
  2. 5Andrei AgiusCD
  3. 20Zach MuscatCD-L
  4. 2Sam MagriCD-R
  5. 3Joseph ZerafaLB
  6. 17Ryan CamilleriRB
  7. 11Rowen MuscatCM-L
  8. 4Gareth SciberrasCM-R
  9. 10Luke GambinLM
  10. 9Michael MifsudRM
  11. 13Andre SchembriF

SVN · 4-1-2-1-2

  1. 1Jan OblakG
  2. 5Bostjan CesarCD-L
  3. 4Miral SamardzicCD-R
  4. 6Rene KrhinDM
  5. 15Dejan TrajkovskiLB
  6. 2Nejc SkubicRB
  7. 10Valter BirsaAM
  8. 21Benjamin VerbicLM
  9. 8Jasmin KurticRM
  10. 11Milivoje NovakovicCF-L
  11. 7Josip IlicicCF-R

Timeline

  1. 15' Dejan Trajkovski (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 33' Zach Muscat (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 36' Andrei Agius (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 47' Goal! Malta 0, Slovenia 1. Benjamin Verbic (Slovenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jasmin Kurtic with a cross.
  5. 63' Substitution, Slovenia. Boban Jovic replaces Dejan Trajkovski because of an injury.
  6. 68' Substitution, Malta. Steve Borg replaces Ryan Camilleri.
  7. 72' Substitution, Slovenia. Nik Omladic replaces Valter Birsa because of an injury.
  8. 73' Rowen Muscat (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 78' Substitution, Malta. Jean Paul Farrugia replaces Michael Mifsud.
  10. 81' Gareth Sciberras (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 83' Substitution, Slovenia. Andraz Sporar replaces Milivoje Novakovic.
  12. 88' Joseph Zerafa (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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