UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Malta vs Sweden, 2020 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Malta
    FT
    0 - 4
    Sweden
    • 11': Marcus Danielson
    • 58': Sebastian Larsson (P)
    • 66': Andrei Agius (OG)
    • 71': Sebastian Larsson (P)

    About

    Malta are hosting Sweden 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.
    • 2': Hand ball by Marcus Danielson (Sweden).
    • 4': Foul by Andreas Granqvist (Sweden).
    • 4': Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 7': Andrei Agius (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Marcus Berg (Sweden).
    • 8': Foul by Emil Forsberg (Sweden).
    • 8': Joseph Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Zach Muscat.
    • 11': Goal! Malta 0, Sweden 1. Marcus Danielson (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre Bengtsson with a cross following a corner.
    • 15': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 15': Foul by Joseph Zerafa (Malta).
    • 16': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Rowen Muscat.
    • 18': Foul by Andrei Agius (Malta).
    • 18': Robin Quaison (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Marcus Berg (Sweden) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson with a cross.
    • 23': Foul by Marcus Berg (Sweden).
    • 23': Zach Muscat (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Offside, Sweden. Albin Ekdal tries a through ball, but Marcus Berg is caught offside.
    • 27': Foul by Pierre Bengtsson (Sweden).
    • 27': Rowen Muscat (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Kyrian Nwoko (Malta).
    • 29': Marcus Danielson (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Marcus Berg (Sweden).
    • 30': Zach Muscat (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Robin Quaison (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Berg.
    • 34': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Foul by Luke Gambin (Malta).
    • 35': Attempt saved. Sebastian Larsson (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Pierre Bengtsson (Sweden) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 37': Hand ball by Sebastian Larsson (Sweden).
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Robin Quaison (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre Bengtsson.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Marcus Berg (Sweden) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikael Lustig.
    • 38': Andreas Granqvist (Sweden) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Foul by Kurt Shaw (Malta).
    • 39': Kurt Shaw (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 40': Attempt blocked. Albin Ekdal (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson.
    • 42': Foul by Robin Quaison (Sweden).
    • 42': Zach Muscat (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Offside, Sweden. Emil Forsberg tries a through ball, but Robin Quaison is caught offside.
    • 44': Foul by Sebastian Larsson (Sweden).
    • 44': Luke Gambin (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Luke Gambin (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Mbong.
    • 45': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Kristoffer Olsson.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Gambin.
    • 45': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Marcus Berg.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Rowen Muscat (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Malta 0, Sweden 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Malta 0, Sweden 1.
    • 47': Hand ball by Zach Muscat (Malta).
    • 47': Zach Muscat (Malta) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Sebastian Larsson (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Pierre Bengtsson (Sweden) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mikael Lustig.
    • 51': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Henry Bonello.
    • 52': Foul by Marcus Danielson (Sweden).
    • 52': Joseph Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
    • 53': Pierre Bengtsson (Sweden) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 55': Albin Ekdal (Sweden) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Kyrian Nwoko (Malta).
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Robin Quaison (Sweden) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Forsberg.
    • 56': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Kurt Shaw.
    • 57': Penalty Sweden. Andreas Granqvist draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 57': Penalty conceded by Joseph Mbong (Malta) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 57': Joseph Mbong (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Goal! Malta 0, Sweden 2. Sebastian Larsson (Sweden) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 59': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Pierre Bengtsson.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Alfred Effiong (Malta) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joseph Mbong with a cross following a corner.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Berg.
    • 62': Alfred Effiong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Robin Quaison (Sweden).
    • 62': Robin Quaison (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Alfred Effiong (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 64': Substitution, Sweden. Gustav Svensson replaces Albin Ekdal.
    • 66': Own Goal by Andrei Agius, Malta. Malta 0, Sweden 3.
    • 66': Substitution, Malta. Jonathan Caruana replaces Zach Muscat.
    • 68': Foul by Andreas Granqvist (Sweden).
    • 68': Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Substitution, Malta. Paul Fenech replaces Rowen Muscat.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Paul Fenech (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
    • 70': Penalty Sweden. Robin Quaison draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 70': Penalty conceded by Jonathan Caruana (Malta) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 71': Substitution, Sweden. Alexander Isak replaces Robin Quaison.
    • 71': Goal! Malta 0, Sweden 4. Sebastian Larsson (Sweden) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Alexander Isak (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kristoffer Olsson.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
    • 76': Substitution, Malta. Michael Mifsud replaces Alfred Effiong.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Alexander Isak (Sweden) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emil Forsberg.
    • 77': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Henry Bonello.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Paul Fenech (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 79': Substitution, Sweden. Sebastian Andersson replaces Marcus Berg.
    • 81': Foul by Alexander Isak (Sweden).
    • 81': Joseph Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Marcus Danielson (Sweden).
    • 83': Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Corner, Sweden. Conceded by Joseph Mbong.
    • 85': Foul by Gustav Svensson (Sweden).
    • 85': Henry Bonello (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Sebastian Andersson (Sweden).
    • 86': Paul Fenech (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Offside, Malta. Paul Fenech tries a through ball, but Michael Mifsud is caught offside.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Sebastian Andersson (Sweden) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Sebastian Larsson (Sweden) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexander Isak.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Malta 0, Sweden 4.
    • 0': Match ends, Malta 0, Sweden 4.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 3
    1 Saves 6
    60.1 Possession 39.9
    21 SHOTS 8
    9 ON GOAL 1
    0.4 On Target % 0.1
    2 Penalty Goals 0
    2 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    500 Accurate Passes 296
    568 Passes 378
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 3
    23 Crosses 11
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    47 Long Balls 63
    31 Accurate Long Balls 35
    0.7 Long Balls % 0.6
    5 Blocked Shots 3
    11 Effective Tackles 5
    18 Tackles 6
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    6 Interceptions 5
    9 Effective Clearances 14
    9 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

    Venue: Ta' Qali National Stadium
    Location: Attard, Malta
    Attendance: 10,702

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    # 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

    MLT Malta (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Henry Bonello (GK)
    5 Andrei Agius
    22 Zach Muscat Yellow Card
    14 Kurt Shaw Yellow Card
    13 Dunstan Vella
    11 Rowen Muscat
    19 Joseph Zerafa
    7 Joseph Mbong Yellow Card
    10 Kyrian Nwoko
    17 Alfred Effiong
    21 Luke Gambin
    Malta Substitutes:
    Jake Grech, Steve Borg, Jonathan Caruana, Michael Mifsud, Karl Micallef, Jurgen Pisani, Justin Haber, Paul Fenech, Ferdinando Apap, Andrew Hogg, Nikolai Muscat, Tristan Carauna.

    SWE Sweden (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Robin Olsen (GK)
    4 Andreas Granqvist
    18 Marcus Danielson
    5 Pierre Bengtsson
    2 Mikael Lustig
    8 Albin Ekdal
    20 Kristoffer Olsson
    10 Emil Forsberg
    7 Sebastian Larsson
    22 Robin Quaison Yellow Card
    9 Marcus Berg
    Sweden Substitutes:
    Karl-Johan Johnsson, Alexander Fransson, Gustav Svensson, Emil Krafth, Kristoffer Nordfeldt, Alexander Isak, John Guidetti, Ken Sema, Riccardo Gagliolo, Filip Helander, Sebastian Andersson, Muamer Tankovic.

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