FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Sunday, September 4, 2016
Scotland WWWLL 5
–
Malta LDLLD 1
1st2ndT
SCO145
MLT101
Ta' Qali National Stadium · 15,069 att.

Match Report

Press Association

Scotland thrash Malta thanks to Robert Snodgrass hat trick

Robert Snodgrass scored a hat-trick as Scotland got their World Cup qualifying campaign off to a flying start with a 5-1 victory in Malta.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
13
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
2
1
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
2
0
Saves
2
68.8
Possession
31.2
19
SHOTS
6
7
ON GOAL
1
0.4
On Target %
0.2
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
533
Accurate Passes
203
608
Passes
281
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
2
17
Crosses
6
0.3
Cross %
0.3
66
Long Balls
68
46
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.7
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
3
Effective Tackles
19
4
Tackles
20
0.8
Tackle %
1.0
0
Interceptions
0
3
Effective Clearances
10
3
Clearances
19

Lineups

MLT · 3-5-1-1

  1. 1Andrew HoggG
  2. 5Andrei AgiusCD
  3. 15Steve BorgCD-L
  4. 2Jonathan CaruanaCD-R
  5. 11Luke GambinCM-L
  6. 8Paul FenechCM-R
  7. 4Gareth SciberrasAM
  8. 3Joseph ZerafaLM
  9. 16Ryan SciclunaRM
  10. 19Alfred EffiongF
  11. 13Andre SchembriRCF

Substitutes

  1. 9Michael MifsudSUB
  2. 18Bjorn KristensenSUB
  3. 6Clifford Gatt-BaldacchinoSUB
  4. 17Ryan CamilleriSUB
  5. 10Roderick BriffaSUB
  6. 7Clayton FaillaSUB
  7. 14Jean-Paul FarrugiaSUB
  8. 20Zach MuscatSUB
  9. 12Henry BonelloSUB

SCO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David MarshallG
  2. 5Grant HanleyCD-L
  3. 4Russell MartinCD-R
  4. 3Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 2Callum PatersonRB
  6. 8Oliver BurkeAM
  7. 6Barry BannanLM
  8. 7Darren FletcherRM
  9. 9Chris MartinF
  10. 11Matt RitchieAM-L
  11. 10Robert SnodgrassAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Craig GordonSUB
  2. 21Jack HamiltonSUB
  3. 19Barrie McKaySUB
  4. 23Steven NaismithSUB
  5. 22John McGinnSUB
  6. 18Steven FletcherSUB
  7. 14James MorrisonSUB
  8. 20Christophe BerraSUB
  9. 16Alan HuttonSUB
  10. 17Ikechi AnyaSUB
  11. 15Gordon GreerSUB
  12. 13James ForrestSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Malta 0, Scotland 1. Robert Snodgrass (Scotland) left footed shot from long range on the right to the top left corner. Assisted by Grant Hanley with a headed pass.
  2. 13' Goal! Malta 1, Scotland 1. Alfred Effiong (Malta) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gareth Sciberras.
  3. 53' Goal! Malta 1, Scotland 2. Chris Martin (Scotland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Ritchie with a cross.
  4. 56' Paul Fenech (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 60' Jonathan Caruana (Malta) is shown the red card.
  6. 61' Goal! Malta 1, Scotland 3. Robert Snodgrass (Scotland) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  7. 61' Alfred Effiong (Malta) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 66' Substitution, Scotland. James Forrest replaces Oliver Burke.
  9. 66' Substitution, Malta. Roderick Briffa replaces André Schembri.
  10. 68' Substitution, Scotland. Steven Fletcher replaces Chris Martin.
  11. 78' Goal! Malta 1, Scotland 4. Steven Fletcher (Scotland) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  12. 79' Substitution, Malta. Ryan Camilleri replaces Ryan Scicluna.
  13. 84' Goal! Malta 1, Scotland 5. Robert Snodgrass (Scotland) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  14. 86' Substitution, Scotland. Ikechi Anya replaces Matt Ritchie.
  15. 89' Substitution, Malta. Michael Mifsud replaces Alfred Effiong.
  16. 90'+1' Luke Gambin (Malta) is shown the red card for violent conduct.

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