FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

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

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Slovenia
  • 44': Sandi Lovric (P)
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1 - 0
Malta

    About

    Slovenia are hosting Malta at Stadion Stozice, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 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': Alexander Satariano (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 1': Foul by Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia).
    • 3': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Kurt Shaw.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Damjan Bohar (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
    • 5': Foul by Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia).
    • 5': Kurt Shaw (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Teddy Teuma (Malta).
    • 6': Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Foul by Enrico Pepe (Malta).
    • 6': Offside, Malta. Henry Bonello tries a through ball, but Joseph Mbong is caught offside.
    • 7': Hand ball by Alexander Satariano (Malta).
    • 9': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Jure Balkovec.
    • 11': Foul by Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia).
    • 11': Teddy Teuma (Malta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 12': Foul by Teddy Teuma (Malta).
    • 12': Jan Mlakar (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic with a cross.
    • 14': Foul by Triston Caruana (Malta).
    • 14': Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jasmin Kurtic with a cross.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 24': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Enrico Pepe.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 28': Foul by Teddy Teuma (Malta).
    • 28': Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Alexander Satariano (Malta) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cain Attard with a cross.
    • 30': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Jaka Bijol.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Kurt Shaw (Malta) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Teddy Teuma with a cross following a corner.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Joseph Mbong (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Triston Caruana.
    • 35': Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 35': Foul by Teddy Teuma (Malta).
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Miha Mevlja (Slovenia) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 36': Foul by Miha Mevlja (Slovenia).
    • 36': Zach Muscat (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Damjan Bohar (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
    • 41': Foul by Teddy Teuma (Malta).
    • 41': Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Kurt Shaw.
    • 43': Penalty Slovenia. Miha Mevlja draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 43': Penalty conceded by Enrico Pepe (Malta) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 43': Enrico Pepe (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 44': Goal! Slovenia 1, Malta 0. Sandi Lovric (Slovenia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
    • 45': Alexander Satariano (Malta) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Slovenia 1, Malta 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Slovenia 1, Malta 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Malta. Ryan Camenzuli replaces Juan Corbalan.
    • 50': Offside, Slovenia. Petar Stojanovic tries a through ball, but Jan Mlakar is caught offside.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Damjan Bohar (Slovenia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jan Mlakar.
    • 53': Enrico Pepe (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Sandi Lovric (Slovenia).
    • 53': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Miha Mevlja.
    • 58': Substitution, Malta. Luke Montebello replaces Alexander Satariano.
    • 58': Substitution, Malta. Paul Mbong replaces Shaun Dimech.
    • 58': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Jaka Bijol.
    • 60': Substitution, Slovenia. Domen Crnigoj replaces Damjan Bohar.
    • 61': Substitution, Slovenia. Miha Zajc replaces Jan Mlakar.
    • 61': Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
    • 61': Jaka Bijol (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Offside, Malta. Paul Mbong tries a through ball, but Luke Montebello is caught offside.
    • 65': Offside, Malta. Luke Montebello tries a through ball, but Paul Mbong is caught offside.
    • 69': Foul by Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia).
    • 69': Triston Caruana (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Substitution, Slovenia. Andraz Sporar replaces Benjamin Sesko.
    • 70': Substitution, Slovenia. Jon Gorenc Stankovic replaces Sandi Lovric.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Cain Attard (Malta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Camenzuli with a cross.
    • 71': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Miha Zajc.
    • 73': Substitution, Malta. Luke Gambin replaces Joseph Mbong because of an injury.
    • 75': Foul by Luke Gambin (Malta).
    • 75': Jasmin Kurtic (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Foul by Luke Montebello (Malta).
    • 76': Jaka Bijol (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 77': Luke Montebello (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Jon Gorenc Stankovic (Slovenia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andraz Sporar.
    • 77': Enrico Pepe (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Miha Mevlja (Slovenia).
    • 79': Foul by Jon Gorenc Stankovic (Slovenia).
    • 79': Luke Montebello (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Substitution, Malta. Stephen Pisani replaces Triston Caruana.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Miha Zajc (Slovenia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
    • 82': Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Teddy Teuma (Malta).
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Miha Zajc (Slovenia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andraz Sporar.
    • 84': Corner, Slovenia. Conceded by Cain Attard.
    • 86': Domen Crnigoj (Slovenia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Foul by Zach Muscat (Malta).
    • 86': Zach Muscat (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Penalty Slovenia. Miha Zajc draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 87': Penalty conceded by Cain Attard (Malta) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 88': Penalty saved! Andraz Sporar (Slovenia) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 89': Hand ball by Stephen Pisani (Malta).
    • 90': Foul by Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia).
    • 90': Ryan Camenzuli (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Cain Attard (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Miha Zajc (Slovenia).
    • 90'+5': Enrico Pepe went off injured after Malta had used all subs.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Slovenia 1, Malta 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Slovenia 1, Malta 0.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 10
    4 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 1
    48.3 Possession 51.7
    4 SHOTS 12
    1 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
    336 Accurate Passes 367
    415 Passes 445
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 5
    12 Crosses 21
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    63 Long Balls 59
    35 Accurate Long Balls 35
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    11 Effective Tackles 13
    19 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    9 Interceptions 7
    16 Effective Clearances 15
    16 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

    Venue: Stadion Stozice
    Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
    Attendance: 4,571

    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
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SVN Slovenia (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jan Oblak (GK)
    17 Miha Mevlja
    6 Jaka Bijol
    3 Jure Balkovec
    20 Petar Stojanovic
    8 Sandi Lovric
    14 Jasmin Kurtic Yellow Card
    22 Adam Gnezda Cerin
    11 Benjamin Sesko
    15 Damjan Bohar
    21 Jan Mlakar
    Slovenia Substitutes:
    Vid Belec, Miha Blazic, Jon Gorenc Stankovic, Luka Zahovic, Domen Crnigoj, Nejc Skubic, Igor Vekic, Andraz Sporar, Zan Rogelj, Miha Zajc, Leo Stulac, Mario Jurcevic.

    MLT Malta (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Henry Bonello (GK)
    13 Enrico Pepe Yellow Card
    22 Zach Muscat Yellow Card
    2 Kurt Shaw
    17 Teddy Teuma
    23 Tristan Carauna
    15 Juan Corbalan
    18 Cain Attard
    19 Alexander Satariano Yellow Card
    21 Shaun Dimech
    7 Joseph Mbong
    Malta Substitutes:
    Dunstan Vella, Jake Grech, Jake Galea, Paul Mbong, Andrei Agius, Luke Gambin, Stephen Pisani, Karl Micallef, Matthew Grech, Luke Montebello, Ryan Camenzuli, Steve Borg.

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