UEFA European Championship Qualifying

FT Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Spain WLLWW 2
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Malta LDLDW 0
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Ta' Qali National Stadium · 16,542 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Spain dedicate Malta win to absent manager Luis Enrique

Spain beat highly defensive Malta 2-0 away from home with a goal in each half from Alvaro Morata to move top of their Euro 2020 qualifying group.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
0
1
Saves
5
83.5
Possession
16.5
23
SHOTS
2
7
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
875
Accurate Passes
112
949
Passes
191
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.6
8
Accurate Crosses
0
30
Crosses
0
0.3
Cross %
0.0
65
Long Balls
50
52
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.8
Long Balls %
0.3
5
Blocked Shots
0
11
Effective Tackles
5
12
Tackles
11
0.9
Tackle %
0.5
7
Interceptions
13
3
Effective Clearances
31
3
Clearances
31

Lineups

MLT · 4-5-1

  1. 1Henry BonelloG
  2. 22Zach MuscatCD-L
  3. 2Jonathan CaruanaCD-R
  4. 19Joseph ZerafaLB
  5. 4Steve BorgRB
  6. 8Paul FenechCM-L
  7. 15Juan CorbalanCM-R
  8. 6Matthew GuillaumierAM
  9. 7Joseph MbongLM
  10. 16John MintoffRM
  11. 10Kyrian NwokoF

ESP · 4-3-3

  1. 13Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 12Mario HermosoCD-L
  3. 15Sergio RamosCD-R
  4. 3José GayàLB
  5. 20Sergi RobertoRB
  6. 16RodriCM
  7. 6Saúl ÑíguezLM
  8. 11Sergio CanalesRM
  9. 7Álvaro MorataF
  10. 14Juan BernatLF
  11. 10Marco AsensioRF

Timeline

  1. 31' Goal! Malta 0, Spain 1. Álvaro Morata (Spain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mario Hermoso.
  2. 56' Substitution, Spain. Iker Muniain replaces Juan Bernat.
  3. 65' Substitution, Spain. Jesús Navas replaces Saúl Ñíguez.
  4. 65' Substitution, Malta. Rowen Muscat replaces Joseph Mbong.
  5. 70' Substitution, Malta. Michael Mifsud replaces John Mintoff.
  6. 72' Juan Corbalan (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 73' Goal! Malta 0, Spain 2. Álvaro Morata (Spain) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jesús Navas with a cross.
  8. 79' Substitution, Spain. Rodrigo Moreno replaces Álvaro Morata.
  9. 85' Substitution, Malta. Karl Micallef replaces Jonathan Caruana because of an injury.

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