International Friendly

FT Sunday, May 30, 2021
Northern Ireland LDLLD 3
–
Malta WDLDL 0
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28 Black Arena

Team Stats

10
Fouls
17
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
1
47.7
Possession
52.3
8
SHOTS
6
4
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
342
Accurate Passes
395
420
Passes
471
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
0
15
Crosses
9
0.1
Cross %
0.0
67
Long Balls
65
34
Accurate Long Balls
41
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
2
4
Effective Tackles
8
10
Tackles
14
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
8
5
Effective Clearances
13
5
Clearances
13

Head to Head

Lineups

MLT · 3-4-3

  1. 1Henry BonelloG
  2. 5Andrei AgiusCD
  3. 2Kurt ShawCD-L
  4. 4Ferdinando ApapCD-R
  5. 17Teddy TeumaCM-L
  6. 19Bjorn KristensenCM-R
  7. 3Ryan CamenzuliLM
  8. 7Joseph MbongRM
  9. 21Shaun DimechF
  10. 9Luke MontebelloCF-L
  11. 20Alexander SatarianoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Dexter XuerebSUB
  2. 11Rowen MuscatSUB
  3. 10Jurgen DegabrieleSUB
  4. 15Jean BorgSUB
  5. 8Jake GrechSUB
  6. 22Cain AttardSUB
  7. 23Tristan CaraunaSUB
  8. 14Jean-Paul FarrugiaSUB
  9. 12Matthew CremonaSUB
  10. 16Jake GaleaSUB
  11. 13Karl MicallefSUB
  12. 6Dunstan VellaSUB

NIR · 5-3-2

  1. 1Bailey Peacock-FarrellG
  2. 20Craig CathcartCD
  3. 5Ciaron BrownCD-L
  4. 17Paddy McNairCD-R
  5. 7Niall McGinnLB
  6. 18Gavin WhyteRB
  7. 15Jordan ThompsonCM
  8. 16Alistair McCannCM-L
  9. 14Stuart DallasCM-R
  10. 21Josh MagennisCF-L
  11. 10Jordan JonesCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Alfie McCalmontSUB
  2. 4Sam McclellandSUB
  3. 9Liam BoyceSUB
  4. 23Liam HughesSUB
  5. 6George SavilleSUB
  6. 11Shane FergusonSUB
  7. 2Conor BradleySUB
  8. 8Ethan GalbraithSUB
  9. 12Conor HazardSUB
  10. 19Paul SmythSUB
  11. 22Dion CharlesSUB

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Malta 0, Northern Ireland 1. Jordan Jones (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 22' Penalty saved! Josh Magennis (Northern Ireland) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  3. 42' Jordan Thompson (Northern Ireland) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 51' Teddy Teuma (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 53' Goal! Malta 0, Northern Ireland 2. Gavin Whyte (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stuart Dallas.
  6. 55' Goal! Malta 0, Northern Ireland 3. Alistair McCann (Northern Ireland) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick McNair with a through ball.
  7. 61' Substitution, Malta. Jurgen Degabriele replaces Luke Montebello.
  8. 61' Substitution, Malta. Dunstan Vella replaces Teddy Teuma.
  9. 62' Substitution, Northern Ireland. George Saville replaces Niall McGinn.
  10. 62' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Dion Charles replaces Josh Magennis.
  11. 70' Substitution, Malta. Jean Borg replaces Ferdinando Apap.
  12. 70' Substitution, Malta. Dexter Xuereb replaces Joseph Mbong.
  13. 73' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Liam Boyce replaces Jordan Jones.
  14. 74' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Shane Ferguson replaces Gavin Whyte.
  15. 82' Substitution, Malta. Jean Paul Farrugia replaces Alexander Satariano.
  16. 82' Substitution, Malta. Rowen Muscat replaces Bjorn Kristensen.
  17. 85' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Alfie McCalmont replaces Jordan Thompson.
  18. 86' Substitution, Northern Ireland. Conor Bradley replaces Stuart Dallas.

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