Malta vs Norway, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Malta

40': Paul Fenech

FT
1 - 2

Norway

7': Joshua King
62': Alexander Sørloth

About

Malta are hosting Norway at Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Championship Qualifying.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Offside, Norway. Birger Meling tries a through ball, but Joshua King is caught offside.
3': Foul by Jonas Svensson (Norway).
3': Joseph Zerafa (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Birger Meling (Norway).
4': Joseph Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Hand ball by Joshua King (Norway).
7': Attempt saved. Joshua King (Norway) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mats Møller Dæhli with a cross.
7': Goal! Malta 0, Norway 1. Joshua King (Norway) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
11': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Steve Borg.
12': Andrei Agius (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Norway).
12': Birger Meling (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
12': Foul by Steve Borg (Malta).
13': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Norway).
13': Henry Bonello (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Attempt blocked. Alexander Sørloth (Norway) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sander Berge.
15': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Andrei Agius.
16': Foul by Joseph Zerafa (Malta).
16': Jonas Svensson (Norway) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18': Attempt blocked. Joshua King (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sander Berge.
18': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Steve Borg.
19': Foul by Jonas Svensson (Norway).
19': Michael Mifsud (Malta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
20': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Steve Borg.
21': Foul by Joshua King (Norway).
21': Henry Bonello (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Offside, Norway. Sander Berge tries a through ball, but Alexander Sørloth is caught offside.
28': Attempt missed. Joshua King (Norway) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mats Møller Dæhli following a fast break.
31': Attempt missed. Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
33': Offside, Malta. Steve Borg tries a through ball, but Michael Mifsud is caught offside.
34': Offside, Norway. Markus Henriksen tries a through ball, but Birger Meling is caught offside.
35': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Steve Borg.
36': Attempt blocked. Alexander Sørloth (Norway) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iver Fossum with a cross.
36': Foul by Kyrian Nwoko (Malta).
36': Kristoffer Ajer (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Kyrian Nwoko.
40': Goal! Malta 1, Norway 1. Paul Fenech (Malta) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Mifsud.
42': Foul by Markus Henriksen (Norway).
42': Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Attempt blocked. Paul Fenech (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Zerafa.
44': Alexander Sørloth (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Dangerous play by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
45'+1': Foul by Joshua King (Norway).
45'+1': Joseph Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': First Half ends, Malta 1, Norway 1.
45': Second Half begins Malta 1, Norway 1.
45': Substitution, Norway. Omar Elabdellaoui replaces Mats Møller Dæhli.
46': Attempt saved. Markus Henriksen (Norway) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Omar Elabdellaoui.
47': Attempt missed. Joshua King (Norway) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sander Berge with a cross.
47': Foul by Kyrian Nwoko (Malta).
47': Sander Berge (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Offside, Norway. Joshua King tries a through ball, but Birger Meling is caught offside.
51': Foul by Joseph Zerafa (Malta).
51': Omar Elabdellaoui (Norway) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Alexander Sørloth (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
55': Foul by Steve Borg (Malta).
55': Steve Borg (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Zach Muscat.
58': Foul by Tore Reginiussen (Norway).
58': Michael Mifsud (Malta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Substitution, Malta. Alfred Effiong replaces Dunstan Vella.
62': Goal! Malta 1, Norway 2. Alexander Sørloth (Norway) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sander Berge.
63': Foul by Tore Reginiussen (Norway).
63': Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Offside, Malta. Alfred Effiong tries a through ball, but Michael Mifsud is caught offside.
65': Substitution, Norway. Tarik Elyounoussi replaces Jonas Svensson.
66': Penalty Norway. Alexander Sørloth draws a foul in the penalty area.
66': Penalty conceded by Zach Muscat (Malta) after a foul in the penalty area.
66': Zach Muscat (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Penalty saved! Joshua King (Norway) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
67': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Henry Bonello.
70': Substitution, Malta. Nikolai Muscat replaces Rowen Muscat.
75': Substitution, Malta. Ferdinando Apap replaces Steve Borg because of an injury.
76': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Ferdinando Apap.
77': Foul by Paul Fenech (Malta).
77': Iver Fossum (Norway) wins a free kick on the left wing.
78': Foul by Joshua King (Norway).
78': Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Offside, Norway. Birger Meling tries a through ball, but Alexander Sørloth is caught offside.
80': Attempt missed. Tarik Elyounoussi (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
81': Alfred Effiong (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Norway).
82': Attempt missed. Andrei Agius (Malta) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Paul Fenech with a cross following a set piece situation.
84': Attempt missed. Paul Fenech (Malta) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
84': Foul by Ferdinando Apap (Malta).
84': Joshua King (Norway) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Attempt blocked. Joshua King (Norway) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tarik Elyounoussi.
86': Corner, Norway. Conceded by Zach Muscat.
87': Attempt blocked. Markus Henriksen (Norway) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iver Fossum.
89': Substitution, Norway. Fredrik Ulvestad replaces Joshua King.
90': Offside, Norway. Iver Fossum tries a through ball, but Alexander Sørloth is caught offside.
90'+1': Foul by Andrei Agius (Malta).
90'+1': Omar Elabdellaoui (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
90'+2': Fredrik Ulvestad (Norway) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Sander Berge (Norway).
90'+2': Nikolai Muscat (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Malta 1, Norway 2.
0': Match ends, Malta 1, Norway 2.

Statistics

NOR		MLT
14	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
6	Offsides	2
10	Corner Kicks	0
0	Saves	3
68.4	Possession	31.6
13	SHOTS	5
5	ON GOAL	1
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
533	Accurate Passes	216
609	Passes	280
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
10	Accurate Crosses	3
31	Crosses	7
0.3	Cross %	0.4
49	Long Balls	68
24	Accurate Long Balls	35
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	1
1	Effective Tackles	7
5	Tackles	18
0.2	Tackle %	0.4
8	Interceptions	7
7	Effective Clearances	25
7	Clearances	25

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Venue: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Location: Attard, Malta
Attendance: 2,708

EURO Qualifying Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Belgium	8	+18	20
2	Austria	8	+10	19
3	Sweden	8	+2	10
4	Azerbaijan	8	-10	7

Full Table

Line-Ups

Malta (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Henry Bonello (GK)
5	Andrei Agius
22	Zach Muscat
4	Steve Borg
13	Dunstan Vella
8	Paul Fenech
19	Joseph Zerafa
7	Joseph Mbong
9	Michael Mifsud
10	Kyrian Nwoko
11	Rowen Muscat

Malta Substitutes:

Jake Grech, Rashed Al-Tumi, Brandon Paiber, Karl Micallef, Ferdinando Apap, Tristan Carauna, Justin Haber, Luke Gambin, Jonathan Caruana, Nikolai Muscat, Alfred Effiong, Jurgen Pisani.

Norway (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Ørjan Nyland (GK)
3	Kristoffer Ajer
4	Tore Reginiussen
17	Birger Meling
16	Jonas Svensson
19	Markus Henriksen
15	Sander Berge
8	Iver Fossum
20	Mats Daehli
9	Alexander Sørloth
7	Joshua King

Norway Substitutes:

Tarik Elyounoussi, Sten Grytebust, Sigurd Rosted, Omar Elabdellaoui, Haitam Aleesami, Ole Selnaes, Rune Jarstein, Fredrik Ulvestad, Morten Thorsby, Even Hovland.

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