UEFA Nations League

Estonia vs Malta, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Estonia
  • 45'+6': Rauno Sappinen (P)
  • 86': Henri Anier
FT
2 - 1
Malta
  • Red Card 45'+4': Jean Borg
  • 51': Teddy Teuma (P)

About

Estonia are hosting Malta at A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Rauno Sappinen (Estonia).
  • 2': Joseph Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Cain Attard (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Sergei Zenjov (Estonia).
  • 4': Attempt saved. Konstantin Vassiljev (Estonia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergei Zenjov.
  • 4': Hand ball by Bogdan Vastsuk (Estonia).
  • 6': Foul by Enrico Pepe (Malta).
  • 6': Rauno Sappinen (Estonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Foul by Bogdan Vastsuk (Estonia).
  • 6': Joseph Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Ryan Camenzuli (Malta).
  • 8': Henrik Ojamaa (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
  • 10': Ken Kallaste (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Ken Kallaste (Estonia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 11': Corner, Estonia. Conceded by Cain Attard.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Joseph Mbong (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Paiber.
  • 13': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Markus Soomets.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Enrico Pepe (Malta) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Paiber with a cross.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Rauno Sappinen (Estonia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Henrik Pürg with a cross.
  • 15': Corner, Estonia. Conceded by Henry Bonello.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Teddy Teuma (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Camenzuli.
  • 19': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Karol Mets.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Cain Attard (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexander Satariano following a corner.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Ryan Camenzuli (Malta) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Teddy Teuma.
  • 24': Foul by Brandon Paiber (Malta).
  • 24': Markus Soomets (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Offside, Estonia. Konstantin Vassiljev tries a through ball, but Rauno Sappinen is caught offside.
  • 30': Offside, Estonia. Markus Soomets tries a through ball, but Rauno Sappinen is caught offside.
  • 31': Foul by Enrico Pepe (Malta).
  • 31': Rauno Sappinen (Estonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Corner, Estonia. Conceded by Jean Borg.
  • 34': Foul by Sergei Zenjov (Estonia).
  • 34': Teddy Teuma (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Konstantin Vassiljev (Estonia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bogdan Vastsuk.
  • 39': Foul by Brandon Paiber (Malta).
  • 39': Markus Soomets (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Ken Kallaste (Estonia).
  • 42': Matthew Guillaumier (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Enrico Pepe (Malta).
  • 43': Rauno Sappinen (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Hand ball by Rauno Sappinen (Estonia).
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Teddy Teuma (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joseph Mbong.
  • 45'+2': Penalty Estonia. Sergei Zenjov draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+2': Penalty conceded by Jean Borg (Malta) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45'+3': VAR Decision: Penalty Estonia.
  • 45'+4': Jean Borg (Malta) is shown the red card.
  • 45'+6': Goal! Estonia 1, Malta 0. Rauno Sappinen (Estonia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Estonia 1, Malta 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Estonia 1, Malta 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Estonia. Taijo Teniste replaces Ken Kallaste.
  • 45': Substitution, Malta. Steve Borg replaces Jodi Jones.
  • 46': Foul by Alexander Satariano (Malta).
  • 46': Taijo Teniste (Estonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Alexander Satariano (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Penalty conceded by Taijo Teniste (Estonia) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 49': VAR Decision: Penalty Malta.
  • 51': Goal! Estonia 1, Malta 1. Teddy Teuma (Malta) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 56': Hand ball by Henrik Pürg (Estonia).
  • 65': Corner, Estonia. Conceded by Cain Attard.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Henrik Ojamaa (Estonia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karol Mets.
  • 68': Substitution, Estonia. Martin Miller replaces Bogdan Vastsuk.
  • 68': Substitution, Estonia. Henri Anier replaces Rauno Sappinen.
  • 68': Foul by Ryan Camenzuli (Malta).
  • 68': Taijo Teniste (Estonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Henrik Pürg (Estonia).
  • 69': Teddy Teuma (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Matthew Guillaumier (Malta) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Camenzuli with a cross.
  • 72': Substitution, Malta. Shaun Dimech replaces Cain Attard.
  • 72': Substitution, Malta. Jurgen Degabriele replaces Brandon Paiber.
  • 73': Foul by Sergei Zenjov (Estonia).
  • 73': Teddy Teuma (Malta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 73': Sergei Zenjov (Estonia) is shown the yellow card.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Joseph Mbong (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 75': Corner, Estonia. Conceded by Ryan Camenzuli.
  • 76': Foul by Steve Borg (Malta).
  • 76': Sergei Zenjov (Estonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Substitution, Estonia. Vlasiy Sinyavskiy replaces Henrik Ojamaa.
  • 78': Foul by Henrik Pürg (Estonia).
  • 78': Ryan Camenzuli (Malta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Offside, Malta. Joseph Mbong tries a through ball, but Shaun Dimech is caught offside.
  • 82': Foul by Martin Miller (Estonia).
  • 82': Joseph Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 83': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Henrik Pürg.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Matthew Guillaumier (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 84': Offside, Malta. Ryan Camenzuli tries a through ball, but Alexander Satariano is caught offside.
  • 86': Goal! Estonia 2, Malta 1. Henri Anier (Estonia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergei Zenjov.
  • 89': Foul by Henri Anier (Estonia).
  • 89': Teddy Teuma (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Substitution, Malta. Luke Montebello replaces Alexander Satariano.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Karol Mets (Estonia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vlasiy Sinyavskiy.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Estonia. Robert Kirss replaces Sergei Zenjov.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Estonia 2, Malta 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Estonia 2, Malta 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 0
57 Possession 43
10 SHOTS 8
1 ON GOAL 5
0.1 On Target % 0.6
1 Penalty Goals 1
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
378 Accurate Passes 257
483 Passes 357
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 2
13 Crosses 19
0.4 Cross % 0.1
54 Long Balls 69
21 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 2
10 Effective Tackles 16
16 Tackles 28
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
15 Interceptions 14
20 Effective Clearances 13
20 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Nations League

Venue: A. Le Coq Arena
Location: Tallinn, Estonia
Attendance: 5,539

UEFA Nations League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Moldova 4 +4 9
2 Malta 4 0 7
3 Andorra 4 -4 1
Full Table

Line-Ups

EST Estonia (5-3-2)

No. Name
12 Karl Hein (GK)
16 Joonas Tamm
18 Karol Mets
2 Henrik Pürg
19 Ken Kallaste
11 Henrik Ojamaa
6 Markus Soomets
14 Konstantin Vassiljev
13 Bogdan Vastsuk
15 Rauno Sappinen
10 Sergei Zenjov Yellow Card
Estonia Substitutes:
Rocco Robert Shein, Rasmus Peetson, Martin Miller, Henri Anier, Karl Andre Vallner, Robert Kirss, Erik Sorga, Matvei Igonen, Taijo Teniste, Vlasiy Sinyavskiy, Nikita Baranov, Artur Pikk.

MLT Malta (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Henry Bonello (GK)
13 Enrico Pepe
5 Jean Borg Red Card
2 Cain Attard
11 Brandon Paiber
6 Matthew Guillaumier
3 Ryan Camenzuli
7 Joseph Mbong
17 Teddy Teuma
20 Jodi Jones
14 Alexander Satariano Yellow Card
Malta Substitutes:
Jake Galea, James Brown, Jurgen Degabriele, Zach Muscat, Paul Mbong, Matias Garcia, Cain Formosa, Bjorn Kristensen, Steve Borg, Luke Montebello, Ferdinando Apap, Shaun Dimech.

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