FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

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

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Malta
  • 43': Cain Attard
  • 46': Joseph Mbong
  • 54': Cain Attard
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3 - 0
Cyprus
  • Red Card 40': Costas Soteriou

About

Malta are hosting Cyprus 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': Offside, Malta. Steve Borg tries a through ball, but Joseph Mbong is caught offside.
  • 2': Offside, Cyprus. Paris Psaltis tries a through ball, but Ioannis Pittas is caught offside.
  • 5': Foul by Konstantinos Sotiriou (Cyprus).
  • 5': Luke Montebello (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Konstantinos Sotiriou (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 7': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Ioannis Pittas.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Luke Montebello (Malta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 9': Fotios Papoulis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Paul Mbong (Malta).
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Fotios Papoulis (Cyprus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 17': Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Stephen Pisani (Malta).
  • 18': Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
  • 18': Joseph Mbong (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Demetris Christofi (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Stephen Pisani (Malta).
  • 21': Attempt missed. Andreas Karo (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 22': Foul by Andreas Karo (Cyprus).
  • 22': Paul Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 24': Offside, Cyprus. Paris Psaltis tries a through ball, but Ioannis Pittas is caught offside.
  • 34': Foul by Marios Antoniadis (Cyprus).
  • 34': Luke Montebello (Malta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Paul Mbong (Malta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Montebello with a through ball.
  • 36': Enrico Pepe (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Demetris Christofi (Cyprus).
  • 38': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Steve Borg.
  • 39': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Enrico Pepe.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Konstantinos Sotiriou (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicholas Ioannou.
  • 40': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Henry Bonello.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Charalambos Kyriakou with a cross.
  • 40': Konstantinos Sotiriou (Cyprus) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 40': Second yellow card to Konstantinos Sotiriou (Cyprus).
  • 43': Attempt missed. Joseph Mbong (Malta) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Camenzuli with a cross.
  • 43': Goal! Malta 1, Cyprus 0. Cain Attard (Malta) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Joseph Mbong.
  • 45'+4': Charalambos Kyriakou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Stephen Pisani (Malta).
  • 45'+4': Fotios Papoulis (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Malta 1, Cyprus 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Malta 1, Cyprus 0.
  • 46': Goal! Malta 2, Cyprus 0. Joseph Mbong (Malta) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Teddy Teuma with a cross.
  • 50': Foul by Cain Attard (Malta).
  • 50': Nicholas Ioannou (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Kurt Shaw (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Goal! Malta 3, Cyprus 0. Cain Attard (Malta) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 56': Andreas Karo (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Luke Montebello (Malta).
  • 57': Paul Mbong (Malta) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 58': Paul Mbong (Malta) is shown the yellow card.
  • 58': Substitution, Cyprus. Nikolas Panagiotou replaces Fotios Papoulis.
  • 58': Substitution, Cyprus. Grigoris Kastanos replaces Ioannis Pittas.
  • 59': Substitution, Cyprus. Marios Ilia replaces Demetris Christofi.
  • 59': Substitution, Malta. Zach Muscat replaces Kurt Shaw.
  • 59': Substitution, Malta. Shaun Dimech replaces Joseph Mbong.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Luke Montebello (Malta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Mbong with a through ball.
  • 64': Substitution, Cyprus. Fanos Katelaris replaces Marios Antoniadis.
  • 66': Foul by Fanos Katelaris (Cyprus).
  • 66': Paul Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Marios Ilia (Cyprus) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 70': Substitution, Malta. Alexander Satariano replaces Luke Montebello.
  • 70': Substitution, Malta. Jake Grech replaces Paul Mbong.
  • 71': Substitution, Cyprus. Loizos Loizou replaces Charalambos Kyriakou.
  • 75': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Stephen Pisani.
  • 85': Substitution, Malta. Triston Caruana replaces Teddy Teuma.
  • 85': Foul by Shaun Dimech (Malta).
  • 85': Paris Psaltis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Offside, Cyprus. Loizos Loizou tries a through ball, but Andreas Karo is caught offside.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Shaun Dimech (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Stephen Pisani.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Jake Grech (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Triston Caruana.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Malta 3, Cyprus 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Malta 3, Cyprus 0.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 1
2 Saves 3
26.1 Possession 73.9
5 SHOTS 9
3 ON GOAL 5
0.6 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
173 Accurate Passes 653
251 Passes 724
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 5
8 Crosses 13
0.4 Cross % 0.4
53 Long Balls 45
17 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 0
4 Effective Tackles 10
11 Tackles 14
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
13 Interceptions 16
12 Effective Clearances 11
12 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Location: Attard, Malta
Attendance: 2,686

WCQ - UEFA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Austria 8 +18 19
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 +10 17
3 Romania 8 +9 13
4 Cyprus 8 0 8
Full Table

Line-Ups

MLT Malta (3-4-2-1)

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

CYP Cyprus (3-4-3)

No. Name
22 Neophytos Michael (GK)
5 Costas Soteriou Yellow Card
3 Marios Antoniades
2 Andreas Karo
18 Kostakis Artymatas
8 Charalambos Kyriakou
4 Nicholas Ioannou
16 Paris Psaltis
9 Demetris Christofi
23 Ioannis Pittas
15 Fotis Papoulis Yellow Card
Cyprus Substitutes:
Alexander Gogic, Pieros Soteriou, Fanos Katelaris, Grigoris Kastanos, Panayiotis Zachariou, Loizos Loizou, Marinos Tzionis, Andreas Avraam, Konstantinos Panagi, Nikolas Panagiotou, Dimitris Dimitriou, Marios Elia.

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