FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Malta vs Slovenia, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Malta
    FT
    0 - 4
    Slovenia
    • 27': Josip Ilicic
    • 49': Andraz Sporar
    • 60': Josip Ilicic
    • 67': Benjamin Sesko

    About

    Malta are hosting Slovenia at Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Benjamin Verbic (Slovenia).
    • 1': Zach Muscat (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Benjamin Verbic (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 2': Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
    • 3': Attempt missed. Jaka Bijol (Slovenia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josip Ilicic with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 4': Foul by Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia).
    • 4': Joseph Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia).
    • 5': Joseph Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Luke Montebello (Malta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cain Attard with a cross.
    • 6': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Zach Muscat.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Josip Ilicic following a corner.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 7': Foul by Jaka Bijol (Slovenia).
    • 7': Luke Montebello (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Cain Attard (Malta) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joseph Mbong with a cross.
    • 8': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Jaka Bijol.
    • 10': Benjamin Verbic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Kurt Shaw (Malta).
    • 17': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Enrico Pepe.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Jaka Bijol (Slovenia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jure Balkovec with a cross following a corner.
    • 20': Offside, Slovenia. Josip Ilicic tries a through ball, but Sandi Lovric is caught offside.
    • 23': Enrico Pepe (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Josip Ilicic (Slovenia).
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 25': Offside, Slovenia. Andraz Sporar tries a through ball, but Zan Karnicnik is caught offside.
    • 27': Goal! Malta 0, Slovenia 1. Josip Ilicic (Slovenia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jure Balkovec with a cross.
    • 31': Foul by Teddy Teuma (Malta).
    • 31': Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Josip Ilicic (Slovenia) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Jure Balkovec (Slovenia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
    • 34': Offside, Malta. Stephen Pisani tries a through ball, but Paul Mbong is caught offside.
    • 36': Foul by Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia).
    • 36': Paul Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Luke Montebello (Malta) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Teddy Teuma with a cross.
    • 43': Foul by Cain Attard (Malta).
    • 43': Josip Ilicic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Malta 0, Slovenia 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Malta 0, Slovenia 1.
    • 46': Offside, Slovenia. Jaka Bijol tries a through ball, but Benjamin Verbic is caught offside.
    • 47': Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Foul by Enrico Pepe (Malta).
    • 49': Goal! Malta 0, Slovenia 2. Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sandi Lovric.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
    • 50': VAR Decision: Goal Malta 0-2 Slovenia (Andraz Sporar).
    • 52': Foul by Benjamin Verbic (Slovenia).
    • 52': Joseph Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andraz Sporar.
    • 55': Foul by Paul Mbong (Malta).
    • 55': Zan Karnicnik (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Substitution, Malta. Alexander Satariano replaces Paul Mbong.
    • 57': Substitution, Malta. Luke Gambin replaces Shaun Dimech.
    • 60': Goal! Malta 0, Slovenia 3. Josip Ilicic (Slovenia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sandi Lovric.
    • 61': Substitution, Slovenia. Domen Crnigoj replaces Benjamin Verbic.
    • 61': Substitution, Slovenia. Benjamin Sesko replaces Andraz Sporar.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sandi Lovric.
    • 63': Foul by Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia).
    • 63': Stephen Pisani (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Zan Karnicnik.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Kurt Shaw (Malta) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stephen Pisani with a cross following a corner.
    • 66': Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
    • 66': Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Joseph Mbong (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Goal! Malta 0, Slovenia 4. Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sandi Lovric with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 68': Offside, Malta. Zach Muscat tries a through ball, but Luke Gambin is caught offside.
    • 68': Substitution, Malta. Adam Overend replaces Joseph Mbong.
    • 68': Substitution, Malta. Triston Caruana replaces Stephen Pisani.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Alexander Satariano (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Teddy Teuma.
    • 71': Substitution, Slovenia. Jon Gorenc Stankovic replaces Sandi Lovric.
    • 72': Substitution, Slovenia. Luka Zahovic replaces Josip Ilicic.
    • 73': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Jon Gorenc Stankovic.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Domen Crnigoj (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jon Gorenc Stankovic.
    • 79': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Enrico Pepe.
    • 80': Substitution, Malta. Jurgen Degabriele replaces Luke Montebello.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jure Balkovec.
    • 82': Substitution, Slovenia. Timi Max Elsnik replaces Jasmin Kurtic.
    • 85': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Adam Overend.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Jon Gorenc Stankovic (Slovenia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jure Balkovec with a cross following a corner.
    • 86': Adam Overend (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Timi Max Elsnik (Slovenia).
    • 88': Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jon Gorenc Stankovic.
    • 88': Alexander Satariano (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Domen Crnigoj (Slovenia) hits the bar with a right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left. Assisted by Luka Zahovic with a headed pass.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Malta 0, Slovenia 4.
    • 0': Match ends, Malta 0, Slovenia 4.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 7
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 3
    1 Saves 1
    55.1 Possession 44.9
    20 SHOTS 5
    5 ON GOAL 1
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    527 Accurate Passes 385
    587 Passes 469
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 4
    10 Crosses 16
    0.5 Cross % 0.3
    54 Long Balls 48
    43 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.8 Long Balls % 0.5
    7 Blocked Shots 1
    5 Effective Tackles 12
    16 Tackles 16
    0.3 Tackle % 0.8
    12 Interceptions 7
    12 Effective Clearances 4
    12 Clearances 4

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Ta' Qali National Stadium
    Location: Attard, Malta
    Attendance: 3,967

    WCQ - UEFA Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Austria 8 +18 19
    2 Bosnia-Herzegovina 8 +10 17
    3 Romania 8 +9 13
    4 Cyprus 8 0 8
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    Line-Ups

    MLT Malta (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Henry Bonello (GK)
    13 Enrico Pepe
    22 Zach Muscat
    2 Kurt Shaw
    17 Teddy Teuma
    10 Stephen Pisani
    19 Cain Attard
    7 Joseph Mbong Yellow Card
    9 Luke Montebello
    11 Paul Mbong
    21 Shaun Dimech
    Malta Substitutes:
    Adam Overend, Tristan Carauna, Samir Arab, Karl Micallef, Jake Galea, Steve Borg, Matthew Grech, Jake Grech, Dunstan Vella, Jurgen Degabriele, Luke Gambin, Alexander Satariano.

    SVN Slovenia (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jan Oblak (GK)
    17 Miha Mevlja
    6 Jaka Bijol
    3 Jure Balkovec
    18 Zan Karnicnik
    8 Sandi Lovric
    14 Jasmin Kurtic
    22 Adam Gnezda Cerin
    9 Andraz Sporar
    21 Benjamin Verbic
    7 Josip Ilicic
    Slovenia Substitutes:
    Zan Rogelj, Timi Elsnik, Domen Crnigoj, Igor Vekic, David Tijanic, Miha Blazic, Leo Stulac, Jon Gorenc Stankovic, Vid Belec, Zan Kolmanic, Luka Zahovic, Benjamin Sesko.

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