UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Ukraine vs Malta, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Ukraine
  • 72': Viktor Tsygankov (P)
FT
1 - 0
Malta

    About

    Ukraine are hosting Malta at City Arena - Stadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA European Championship Qualifying.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Anatolii Trubin.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Andrii Yarmolenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mykola Matvienko with a cross.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Yukhym Konoplya (Ukraine) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 4': Attempt saved. Vladyslav Vanat (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 4': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Jean Borg.
    • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine).
    • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Jodi Jones (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matthew Guillaumier.
    • 15': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Illia Zabarnyi.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Vladyslav Vanat (Ukraine) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Viktor Tsygankov with a cross.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Teddy Teuma (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 23': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Sergii Kryvtsov.
    • 23': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Yukhym Konoplya.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Jodi Jones (Malta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yannick Yankam.
    • 24': Delay in match (Ukraine).
    • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 27': Foul by Steve Borg (Malta).
    • 27': Vladyslav Vanat (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Kyrian Nwoko (Malta).
    • 28': Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Mykola Matvienko (Ukraine).
    • 30': Joseph Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Vladyslav Vanat (Ukraine).
    • 32': Steve Borg (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Sergii Kryvtsov (Ukraine).
    • 35': Jodi Jones (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov.
    • 40': Foul by Vladyslav Vanat (Ukraine).
    • 40': Henry Bonello (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Henry Bonello (Malta).
    • 43': Vladyslav Vanat (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+3': Substitution, Malta. Matthew Grech replaces Henry Bonello because of an injury.
    • 45'+5': Attempt saved. Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mykola Matvienko.
    • 45'+5': Offside, Ukraine. Ruslan Malinovskyi tries a through ball, but Vladyslav Vanat is caught offside.
    • 45'+7': Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
    • 45'+7': Mykola Matvienko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+8': Hand ball by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine).
    • 45'+8': First Half ends, Ukraine 0, Malta 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Ukraine 0, Malta 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Malta. Alexander Satariano replaces Kyrian Nwoko.
    • 45': Substitution, Ukraine. Vitalii Mykolenko replaces Mykola Matvienko.
    • 47': Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
    • 47': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Vladyslav Vanat (Ukraine) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Taras Stepanenko (Ukraine) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 49': Penalty conceded by Jean Borg (Malta) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Steve Borg (Malta).
    • 50': Delay in match (Ukraine). VAR checking.
    • 51': VAR Decision: Penalty Ukraine.
    • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 51': Jean Borg (Malta) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 52': Penalty missed! Still Ukraine 0, Malta 0. Andrii Yarmolenko (Ukraine) hits the bar with a left footed shot.
    • 56': Alexander Satariano (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine).
    • 56': Ruslan Malinovskyi (Ukraine) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Andrii Yarmolenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vladyslav Vanat.
    • 59': Foul by Alexander Satariano (Malta).
    • 59': Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Yannick Yankam (Malta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nikolai Muscat.
    • 62': Substitution, Malta. Shaun Dimech replaces Jodi Jones.
    • 63': Foul by Matthew Guillaumier (Malta).
    • 63': Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Substitution, Ukraine. Artem Dovbyk replaces Vladyslav Vanat.
    • 63': Substitution, Ukraine. Vitalii Buyalskyi replaces Ruslan Malinovskyi.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Andrii Yarmolenko (Ukraine) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Heorhii Sudakov.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Vitalii Buyalskyi (Ukraine) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Viktor Tsygankov with a cross.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Vitalii Buyalskyi (Ukraine) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Matthew Grech (Malta).
    • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 65': Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Foul by Teddy Teuma (Malta).
    • 68': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Nikolai Muscat.
    • 69': Penalty Ukraine. Andrii Yarmolenko draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 69': Penalty conceded by Jean Borg (Malta) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Vitalii Buyalskyi (Ukraine).
    • 70': Steve Borg (Malta) is shown the yellow card.
    • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 72': Goal! Ukraine 1, Malta 0. Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
    • 73': Delay in match (Ukraine).
    • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 74': Foul by Teddy Teuma (Malta).
    • 74': Vitalii Buyalskyi (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Ryan Camenzuli (Malta).
    • 75': Yukhym Konoplya (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitalii Buyalskyi.
    • 76': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Teddy Teuma.
    • 77': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Ryan Camenzuli.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Illia Zabarnyi (Ukraine) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Viktor Tsygankov with a cross following a corner.
    • 80': Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
    • 80': Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Substitution, Ukraine. Serhii Sydorchuk replaces Andrii Yarmolenko.
    • 83': Foul by Nikolai Muscat (Malta).
    • 83': Heorhii Sudakov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Substitution, Malta. Jurgen Degabriele replaces Joseph Mbong.
    • 87': Substitution, Malta. Jake Grech replaces Teddy Teuma.
    • 89': Corner, Ukraine. Conceded by Ryan Camenzuli.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Sergii Kryvtsov (Ukraine) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Viktor Tsygankov with a cross following a corner.
    • 90': Foul by Jurgen Degabriele (Malta).
    • 90': Sergii Kryvtsov (Ukraine) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Artem Dovbyk.
    • 90'+5': Substitution, Ukraine. Oleksandr Svatok replaces Viktor Tsygankov.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Vitalii Mykolenko (Ukraine) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Artem Dovbyk.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Ukraine 1, Malta 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Ukraine 1, Malta 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 6
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 5
    7 Saves 2
    36.3 Possession 63.7
    4 SHOTS 19
    2 ON GOAL 8
    0.5 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
    218 Accurate Passes 450
    299 Passes 525
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    0 Accurate Crosses 10
    14 Crosses 27
    0.0 Cross % 0.4
    52 Long Balls 61
    11 Accurate Long Balls 38
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 4
    4 Effective Tackles 6
    8 Tackles 12
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    10 Interceptions 4
    18 Effective Clearances 15
    18 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

    Venue: City Arena - Stadión Antona Malatinského
    Location: Trnava, Slovakia
    Attendance: 7,543

    EURO Qualifying Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 England 8 +18 20
    2 Italy 8 +7 14
    3 Ukraine 8 +3 14
    4 North Macedonia 8 -10 8
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    UKR Ukraine (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Anatoliy Trubin (GK)
    4 Serhiy Kryvtsov
    13 Illia Zabarnyi
    22 Mykola Matviyenko
    17 Yukhym Konoplia
    8 Ruslan Malinovskyi Yellow Card
    21 Georgiy Sudakov
    6 Taras Stepanenko
    9 Vladyslav Vanat Yellow Card
    15 Viktor Tsygankov
    7 Andriy Yarmolenko
    Ukraine Substitutes:
    Artem Dovbyk, Vitaliy Mykolenko, Andriy Lunin, Danylo Ignatenko, Vitaliy Buyalskiy, Oleksandr Zubkov, Serhiy Sydorchuk, Mykhailo Mudryk, Oleksandr Tymchyk, Eduard Sobol, Georgiy Bushchan, Oleksandr Svatok.

    MLT Malta (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Henry Bonello (GK)
    4 Steve Borg Yellow Card
    23 Jean Borg Yellow Card
    22 Nikolai Muscat
    20 Yannick Yankam
    6 Matthew Guillaumier
    10 Teddy Teuma
    3 Ryan Camenzuli
    7 Joseph Mbong
    9 Kyrian Nwoko
    11 Jodi Jones
    Malta Substitutes:
    Cain Attard, Ferdinando Apap, Matthias Debono, Juan Corbalan, Kurt Shaw, Matthew Grech, Shaun Dimech, Jurgen Degabriele, Stephen Pisani, Zach Muscat, Alexander Satariano, Jake Grech.

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