UEFA European Championship Qualifying

Malta vs North Macedonia, 2024 European Championship Qualifying, Group Stage

· UEFA European Championship Qualifying
Malta
    FT
    0 - 2
    North Macedonia
    • 5': Eljif Elmas
    • 41': Jovan Manev

    About

    Malta are hosting North Macedonia at Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta, 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.
    • 2': Enrico Pepe (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia).
    • 4': Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Steve Borg (Malta).
    • 5': Goal! Malta 0, North Macedonia 1. Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enis Bardhi.
    • 8': Foul by Gjoko Zajkov (North Macedonia).
    • 8': Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Teddy Teuma (Malta).
    • 12': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Ryan Camenzuli.
    • 14': Offside, Malta. Jodi Jones tries a through ball, but Ryan Camenzuli is caught offside.
    • 16': Foul by Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia).
    • 16': Steve Borg (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
    • 17': Visar Musliu (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Bojan Dimoski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 17': Foul by Ryan Camenzuli (Malta).
    • 20': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Gjoko Zajkov.
    • 20': Foul by Enrico Pepe (Malta).
    • 20': Jovan Manev (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Teddy Teuma (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joseph Mbong.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Jodi Jones (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kyrian Nwoko.
    • 27': Teddy Teuma (Malta) is shown the yellow card.
    • 28': Foul by Isnik Alimi (North Macedonia).
    • 28': Teddy Teuma (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Isnik Alimi (North Macedonia).
    • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 33': Foul by Kyrian Nwoko (Malta).
    • 33': Gjoko Zajkov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Jani Atanasov (North Macedonia).
    • 35': Teddy Teuma (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Teddy Teuma.
    • 39': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 39': Foul by Steve Borg (Malta).
    • 39': Steve Borg (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
    • 41': Corner, North Macedonia. Conceded by Kyrian Nwoko.
    • 41': Goal! Malta 0, North Macedonia 2. Jovan Manev (North Macedonia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Enis Bardhi with a cross following a corner.
    • 44': Foul by Bjørn Kristensen (Malta).
    • 44': Isnik Alimi (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Zach Muscat (Malta).
    • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Malta 0, North Macedonia 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Malta 0, North Macedonia 2.
    • 45': Substitution, Malta. Cain Attard replaces Joseph Mbong.
    • 45': Substitution, Malta. Luke Montebello replaces Jodi Jones.
    • 45': Substitution, Malta. Yannick Yankam replaces Bjørn Kristensen.
    • 47': Foul by Gjoko Zajkov (North Macedonia).
    • 47': Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Steve Borg (Malta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Teddy Teuma with a cross.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski.
    • 50': Foul by Enis Bardhi (North Macedonia).
    • 50': Matthew Guillaumier (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Camenzuli with a cross.
    • 53': Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Foul by Enrico Pepe (Malta).
    • 56': Attempt missed. Cain Attard (Malta) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Camenzuli with a cross.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Enis Bardhi.
    • 57': Foul by Jovan Manev (North Macedonia).
    • 57': Luke Montebello (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Gjoko Zajkov (North Macedonia).
    • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Kyrian Nwoko (Malta).
    • 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 66': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Bojan Dimoski.
    • 66': Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Ryan Camenzuli (Malta).
    • 66': Ryan Camenzuli (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Ezgjan Alioski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eljif Elmas.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Ryan Camenzuli (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 72': Foul by Kyrian Nwoko (Malta).
    • 72': Gjoko Zajkov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Substitution, Malta. Paul Mbong replaces Kyrian Nwoko.
    • 73': Offside, Malta. Zach Muscat tries a through ball, but Paul Mbong is caught offside.
    • 75': Foul by Paul Mbong (Malta).
    • 75': Gjoko Zajkov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Gjoko Zajkov (North Macedonia).
    • 79': Substitution, North Macedonia. Nikola Serafimov replaces Gjoko Zajkov because of an injury.
    • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 80': Substitution, North Macedonia. Agon Elezi replaces Jani Atanasov.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Bojan Miovski (North Macedonia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enis Bardhi.
    • 81': Foul by Visar Musliu (North Macedonia).
    • 81': Paul Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Enrico Pepe (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paul Mbong.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Ryan Camenzuli (Malta) header from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Cain Attard with a cross.
    • 85': Damjan Shishkovski (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Bojan Dimoski (North Macedonia).
    • 86': Substitution, North Macedonia. Stefan Ashkovski replaces Bojan Dimoski.
    • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 87': Jovan Manev (North Macedonia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).
    • 89': Substitution, Malta. Brandon Paiber replaces Matthew Guillaumier.
    • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, North Macedonia. Milan Ristovski replaces Bojan Miovski.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia).
    • 90'+4': Zach Muscat (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Milan Ristovski (North Macedonia).
    • 90'+5': Zach Muscat (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Eljif Elmas (North Macedonia).
    • 90'+5': Teddy Teuma (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Milan Ristovski.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Zach Muscat (Malta).
    • 90'+7': Nikola Serafimov (North Macedonia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Malta 0, North Macedonia 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Malta 0, North Macedonia 2.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 14
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 3
    2 Saves 3
    47 Possession 53
    8 SHOTS 9
    5 ON GOAL 2
    0.6 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    366 Accurate Passes 402
    454 Passes 498
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 5
    4 Crosses 22
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    68 Long Balls 66
    33 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    4 Effective Tackles 2
    8 Tackles 10
    0.5 Tackle % 0.2
    5 Interceptions 9
    27 Effective Clearances 6
    27 Clearances 6

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifying

    Venue: Ta' Qali National Stadium
    Location: Attard, Malta
    Attendance: 3,158

    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

    MLT Malta (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Henry Bonello (GK)
    13 Enrico Pepe
    22 Zach Muscat
    4 Steve Borg Yellow Card
    19 Bjorn Kristensen
    6 Matthew Guillaumier
    3 Ryan Camenzuli Yellow Card
    7 Joseph Mbong
    14 Kyrian Nwoko
    23 Jodi Jones
    10 Teddy Teuma Yellow Card
    Malta Substitutes:
    Adam Overend, Yannick Yankam, Brandon Paiber, Kurt Shaw, Luke Montebello, Jurgen Degabriele, Juan Corbalan, Paul Mbong, Matthew Grech, Jake Galea, Cain Attard, Jean Borg.

    MKD North Macedonia (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    22 Damjan Siskovski (GK) Yellow Card
    4 Gjoko Zajkov
    6 Visar Musliu
    15 Jovan Manev
    11 Jani Atanasov
    18 Isnik Alimi
    10 Enis Bardhi
    8 Ezgjan Alioski
    21 Bojan Dimoski
    7 Eljif Elmas
    20 Bojan Miovski
    North Macedonia Substitutes:
    Aleksandar Trajkovski, Ahmed Iljazovski, Agon Elezi, Ljupco Doriev, Stefan Askovski, Igor Aleksovski, Davor Taleski, David Babunski, Nikola Serafimov, Davor Zdravkovski, Ilija Nestorovski, Milan Ristovski.

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