International Friendly

Malta vs Republic of Ireland, 2022 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Malta
    FT
    0 - 1
    Republic of Ireland
    • 55': Callum Robinson

    About

    Malta are hosting Republic of Ireland at Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by James McClean (Republic of Ireland).
    • 1': Joseph Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Alexander Satariano (Malta) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jodi Jones with a cross.
    • 4': Foul by Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland).
    • 4': Jean Borg (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
    • 5': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Ferdinando Apap.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 6': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Callum Robinson tries a through ball, but John Egan is caught offside.
    • 6': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Ferdinando Apap.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jamie McGrath with a cross following a corner.
    • 8': Foul by Ferdinando Apap (Malta).
    • 8': James McClean (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Offside, Republic of Ireland. Jamie McGrath tries a through ball, but Chiedozie Ogbene is caught offside.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Jodi Jones (Malta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander Satariano.
    • 13': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Bjorn Kristensen.
    • 14': Foul by Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland).
    • 14': Jean Borg (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Joseph Mbong (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Teddy Teuma.
    • 20': Substitution, Malta. Dunstan Vella replaces Bjorn Kristensen because of an injury.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James McClean with a cross.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matt Doherty with a headed pass.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Jamie McGrath (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
    • 29': Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
    • 29': Jamie McGrath (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 30': Ferdinando Apap (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland).
    • 37': Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
    • 37': Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 39': Foul by Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland).
    • 39': Teddy Teuma (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Teddy Teuma (Malta).
    • 42': James McClean (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Ryan Camenzuli.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Chiedozie Ogbene (Republic of Ireland).
    • 45'+2': Henry Bonello (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Dunstan Vella (Malta).
    • 45'+3': John Egan (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Malta 0, Republic of Ireland 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Malta 0, Republic of Ireland 0.
    • 46': Foul by Teddy Teuma (Malta).
    • 46': Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Alexander Satariano (Malta).
    • 47': Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland).
    • 48': Jodi Jones (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Nathan Collins (Republic of Ireland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Matthew Guillaumier (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 49': Callum Robinson (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Foul by Teddy Teuma (Malta).
    • 50': Foul by Alexander Satariano (Malta).
    • 50': Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Enrico Pepe (Malta) is shown the yellow card.
    • 52': Substitution, Malta. Stephen Pisani replaces Dunstan Vella because of an injury.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Jamie McGrath (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 53': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Matthew Guillaumier.
    • 55': Goal! Malta 0, Republic of Ireland 1. Callum Robinson (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 56': Corner, Malta. Conceded by James McClean.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Joseph Mbong (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 59': Callum Robinson (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 59': Foul by Ferdinando Apap (Malta).
    • 60': Foul by Ryan Camenzuli (Malta).
    • 60': Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Alan Browne (Republic of Ireland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie McGrath with a cross.
    • 64': Offside, Malta. Joseph Mbong tries a through ball, but Stephen Pisani is caught offside.
    • 66': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Callum O'Dowda replaces James McClean.
    • 66': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Jeff Hendrick replaces Alan Browne.
    • 67': Substitution, Malta. Luke Gambin replaces Jodi Jones.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Stephen Pisani (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joseph Mbong.
    • 68': Foul by Jeff Hendrick (Republic of Ireland).
    • 68': Teddy Teuma (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Callum O'Dowda (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 71': Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
    • 72': Foul by Teddy Teuma (Malta).
    • 72': Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Substitution, Malta. Luke Montebello replaces Alexander Satariano.
    • 73': Substitution, Malta. Kurt Shaw replaces Ferdinando Apap.
    • 77': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Evan Ferguson replaces Chiedozie Ogbene.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 80': Foul by Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland).
    • 80': Matthew Guillaumier (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Corner, Republic of Ireland. Conceded by Kurt Shaw.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Dowda (Republic of Ireland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 85': Foul by Luke Gambin (Malta).
    • 85': Jamie McGrath (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Substitution, Republic of Ireland. Mark Sykes replaces Callum Robinson.
    • 87': Callum O'Dowda (Republic of Ireland) hits the right post with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Jamie McGrath.
    • 88': Foul by Ryan Camenzuli (Malta).
    • 88': Josh Cullen (Republic of Ireland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Substitution, Malta. Kyrian Nwoko replaces Teddy Teuma.
    • 89': Enrico Pepe (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland).
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Evan Ferguson (Republic of Ireland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Sykes with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Ryan Camenzuli (Malta) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Matt Doherty (Republic of Ireland).
    • 90'+2': Luke Montebello (Malta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Malta 0, Republic of Ireland 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Malta 0, Republic of Ireland 1.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 15
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 1
    1 Saves 2
    56.2 Possession 43.8
    13 SHOTS 6
    3 ON GOAL 1
    0.2 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    465 Accurate Passes 353
    536 Passes 431
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 3
    22 Crosses 7
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    49 Long Balls 59
    28 Accurate Long Balls 31
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    5 Blocked Shots 1
    4 Effective Tackles 7
    9 Tackles 15
    0.4 Tackle % 0.5
    4 Interceptions 8
    5 Effective Clearances 17
    5 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: Ta' Qali National Stadium
    Location: Attard, Malta
    Attendance: 2,500

    Line-Ups

    MLT Malta (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Henry Bonello (GK)
    13 Enrico Pepe Yellow Card
    2 Jean Borg
    4 Ferdinando Apap
    19 Bjorn Kristensen
    6 Matthew Guillaumier
    3 Ryan Camenzuli Yellow Card
    7 Joseph Mbong
    14 Alexander Satariano
    17 Teddy Teuma
    23 Jodi Jones
    Malta Substitutes:
    Luke Gambin, Paul Mbong, Juan Corbalan, Brandon Paiber, Kurt Shaw, Kyrian Nwoko, Dunstan Vella, Stephen Pisani, Adam Overend, Karl Micallef, Shaun Dimech, Luke Montebello, Jake Galea, Rashed Al-Tumi, Jurgen Degabriele.

    IRL Republic of Ireland (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    16 Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
    5 John Egan
    12 Nathan Collins Yellow Card
    2 Seamus Coleman
    18 Jamie McGrath
    8 Alan Browne
    6 Josh Cullen
    11 James McClean
    3 Matt Doherty
    7 Callum Robinson
    20 Chiedozie Ogbene
    Republic of Ireland Substitutes:
    Robbie Brady, Gavin Bazunu, Evan Ferguson, William Smallbone, Jayson Molumby, Mark Sykes, Callum O'Dowda, Liam Scales, Mark Travers, Dara O'Shea, Darragh Lenihan, Jeff Hendrick.

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