UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Portugal U19 vs Malta U19, 2023 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, Group Stage

· UEFA European Under-19 Championship
Portugal U19
  • 8': Miguel Falé
  • 75': João Gonçalves
FT
2 - 1
Malta U19
  • 71': Basil Tuma

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Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Lucas Scicluna (Malta U19).
  • 1': Jorge Meireles (Portugal U19) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Lucas Caruana (Malta U19).
  • 2': Gonçalo Esteves (Portugal U19) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Offside, Malta U19. Hugo Sacco tries a through ball, but Daniel Letherby is caught offside.
  • 5': Offside, Portugal U19. Miguel Falé tries a through ball, but Herculano Nabian is caught offside.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Jorge Meireles (Portugal U19) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gonçalo Esteves.
  • 7': Attempt missed. João Vasconcelos (Portugal U19) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gonçalo Esteves.
  • 8': Goal! Portugal U19 1, Malta U19 0. Miguel Falé (Portugal U19) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Vasconcelos.
  • 10': Foul by João Vasconcelos (Portugal U19).
  • 10': Sven Xerri (Malta U19) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Diogo Prioste (Portugal U19) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Esteves (Portugal U19) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yanis da Rocha.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Sven Xerri (Malta U19) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 14': Daniel Letherby (Malta U19) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Diogo Prioste (Portugal U19).
  • 14': Foul by Nathan Cross (Malta U19).
  • 14': Martim Fernandes (Portugal U19) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Basil Tuma (Malta U19).
  • 19': Gonçalo Esteves (Portugal U19) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Diogo Prioste (Portugal U19) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Herculano Nabian.
  • 22': Daniel Letherby (Malta U19) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Herculano Nabian (Portugal U19).
  • 22': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Letherby (Malta U19).
  • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Delay in match (Portugal U19).
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Corner, Portugal U19. Conceded by Benjamin Hili.
  • 27': Corner, Portugal U19. Conceded by Nathan Cross.
  • 28': Basil Tuma (Malta U19) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by João Vasconcelos (Portugal U19).
  • 28': Corner, Portugal U19. Conceded by Hugo Sacco.
  • 30': Corner, Portugal U19. Conceded by Benjamin Hili.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Luís Gomes (Portugal U19) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Brás with a headed pass.
  • 31': Corner, Portugal U19. Conceded by Hugo Sacco.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Luís Gomes (Portugal U19) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diogo Prioste with a cross following a corner.
  • 32': Foul by Luís Gomes (Portugal U19).
  • 32': Lucas Caruana (Malta U19) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Offside, Malta U19. Lucas Scicluna tries a through ball, but Basil Tuma is caught offside.
  • 33': Basil Tuma (Malta U19) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Foul by Diogo Prioste (Portugal U19).
  • 34': Offside, Malta U19. Lucas Scicluna tries a through ball, but Sven Xerri is caught offside.
  • 39': Foul by Diogo Prioste (Portugal U19).
  • 39': Sven Xerri (Malta U19) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Nathan Cross (Malta U19).
  • 40': Gonçalo Esteves (Portugal U19) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Lucas Caruana (Malta U19).
  • 41': Martim Fernandes (Portugal U19) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Lucas Caruana (Malta U19) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Foul by Daniel Letherby (Malta U19).
  • 42': Martim Fernandes (Portugal U19) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Daniel Letherby (Malta U19) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Delay in match because of an injury Martim Fernandes (Portugal U19).
  • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 44': Foul by Benjamin Hili (Malta U19).
  • 44': Martim Fernandes (Portugal U19) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Andy Borg (Malta U19) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Miguel Falé (Portugal U19).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Portugal U19 1, Malta U19 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Portugal U19 1, Malta U19 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Portugal U19. Hugo Félix replaces Diogo Prioste.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Esteves (Portugal U19) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Miguel Falé.
  • 48': Foul by Lucas Scicluna (Malta U19).
  • 48': Jorge Meireles (Portugal U19) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Jorge Meireles (Portugal U19) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonçalo Esteves.
  • 50': Foul by Benjamin Hili (Malta U19).
  • 50': Martim Fernandes (Portugal U19) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Benjamin Hili (Malta U19).
  • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 54': Substitution, Malta U19. Tristan Viviani replaces Benjamin Hili because of an injury.
  • 55': Foul by Basil Tuma (Malta U19).
  • 55': Luís Gomes (Portugal U19) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Miguel Falé (Portugal U19).
  • 57': Sven Xerri (Malta U19) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Daniel Letherby (Malta U19) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 61': Foul by Martim Fernandes (Portugal U19).
  • 61': Tristan Viviani (Malta U19) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Hugo Félix (Portugal U19) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Herculano Nabian.
  • 65': Substitution, Portugal U19. Rodrigo Ribeiro replaces Jorge Meireles.
  • 65': Substitution, Portugal U19. Carlos Borges replaces Martim Fernandes.
  • 65': Substitution, Portugal U19. Martim Marques replaces Herculano Nabian because of an injury.
  • 66': Offside, Malta U19. Sven Xerri tries a through ball, but Basil Tuma is caught offside.
  • 68': Corner, Portugal U19. Conceded by Daniel Letherby.
  • 69': Substitution, Malta U19. Brooklyn Borg replaces Lucas Caruana.
  • 69': Substitution, Malta U19. Bjorn Buhagiar replaces Andy Borg.
  • 69': Substitution, Malta U19. Sean Gatt replaces Nathan Cross.
  • 70': Delay in match (Portugal U19).
  • 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Goal! Portugal U19 1, Malta U19 1. Basil Tuma (Malta U19) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Ribeiro (Portugal U19) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hugo Félix.
  • 73': Foul by Sean Gatt (Malta U19).
  • 73': Gonçalo Esteves (Portugal U19) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Miguel Falé (Portugal U19) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Borges with a cross.
  • 75': Goal! Portugal U19 2, Malta U19 1. João Vasconcelos (Portugal U19) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Esteves (Portugal U19) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo Ribeiro.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Esteves (Portugal U19) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high.
  • 77': Corner, Portugal U19. Conceded by Sven Xerri.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Luís Gomes (Portugal U19) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Félix with a cross.
  • 77': Corner, Portugal U19. Conceded by Daniel Letherby.
  • 78': Foul by Bjorn Buhagiar (Malta U19).
  • 78': Hugo Félix (Portugal U19) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': Substitution, Malta U19. Ivin Farrugia replaces Daniel Letherby.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Hugo Félix (Portugal U19) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 80': Basil Tuma (Malta U19) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Foul by Martim Marques (Portugal U19).
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Basil Tuma (Malta U19).
  • 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Miguel Falé (Portugal U19) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Vasconcelos following a fast break.
  • 82': Bjorn Buhagiar (Malta U19) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Foul by Yanis da Rocha (Portugal U19).
  • 83': Foul by Carlos Borges (Portugal U19).
  • 83': Tristan Viviani (Malta U19) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Corner, Malta U19. Conceded by Hugo Félix.
  • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Scicluna (Malta U19).
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Basil Tuma (Malta U19).
  • 90'+2': Yanis da Rocha (Portugal U19) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Carlos Borges (Portugal U19) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gonçalo Esteves.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Portugal U19. Conceded by Ivin Farrugia.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Gabriel Brás (Portugal U19) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Miguel Falé with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+6': Foul by João Vasconcelos (Portugal U19).
  • 90'+6': Tristan Viviani (Malta U19) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+7': Mattias Ellul (Malta U19) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Portugal U19 2, Malta U19 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Portugal U19 2, Malta U19 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 14
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 9
6 Saves 0
32.9 Possession 67.1
3 SHOTS 21
1 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
168 Accurate Passes 424
241 Passes 486
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 8
7 Crosses 24
0.0 Cross % 0.3
58 Long Balls 61
24 Accurate Long Balls 52
0.4 Long Balls % 0.9
1 Blocked Shots 4
20 Effective Tackles 15
35 Tackles 26
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 9
11 Effective Clearances 15
11 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: UEFA European Under-19 Championship

Venue: Gozo Stadium
Location: Gozo, Malta
Attendance: 894

EURO Under-19 Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Spain U19 3 +8 9
2 Romania U19 3 +2 6
3 Denmark U19 3 +1 3
4 Montenegro U19 3 -11 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

POR Portugal U19 (4-3-3)

No. Name
12 Diogo Pinto (GK)
4 Gabi Brás
14 Luís Gomes
2 Gonçalo Esteves
13 Martim Fernandes
16 Yanis Da Rocha
17 João Gonçalves
10 Diogo Prioste
19 Miguel Falé
11 Jorge Meireles
15 Herculano Nabian
Portugal U19 Substitutes:
Gonçalo Ribeiro, Carlos Forbs, Samuel Justo, António Ribeiro, Rodrigo Ribeiro, Nuno Félix, Hugo Félix, Gustavo Sá, Martim Marques.

MLT Malta U19 (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Hugo Sacco (GK)
6 Jake Micallef
4 Sven Xerri
3 Mattias Ellul Yellow Card
2 Andy Borg
17 Daniel Letherby Yellow Card
8 Lucas Scicluna
11 Benjamin Hili
16 Lucas Caruana Yellow Card
7 Nathan Cross
9 Basil Tuma
Malta U19 Substitutes:
Alfie Bridgman, Sean Gatt, Ivin Farrugia, Luca Camilleri, Bjorn Buhagiar, Jake Vassallo, Tristan Viviani, Brooklyn Borg.

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