Malta vs Northern Ireland, 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, League Phase

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Malta
  • 41': Maria Farrugia
  • 80': Leah Ayres
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2 - 4
Northern Ireland
  • 40': Ellie Mason
  • 51': Ellie Mason
  • 68': Natalie Johnson
  • Red Card 71': Rebecca Holloway
  • 71': Leyla Mcfarland

About

Malta are hosting Northern Ireland at MFA Centenary Stadium, Ta'Qali, Malta, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Timeline

  • 34': Rebecca Holloway (Northern Ireland) Yellow Card at 34'
  • 40': Ellie Mason (Northern Ireland) Goal at 40'
  • 41': Maria Farrugia (Malta) Goal at 41'
  • 51': Ellie Mason (Northern Ireland) Goal at 51'
  • 61': Danielle Maxwell (Northern Ireland) Substitution at 61'
  • 68': Natalie Johnson (Northern Ireland) Goal at 68'
  • 71': Rebecca Holloway (Northern Ireland) Red Card at 71'
  • 71': Leyla Mcfarland (Northern Ireland) Goal at 71'
  • 74': Casey Howe (Northern Ireland) Substitution at 74'
  • 74': Caragh Hamilton (Northern Ireland) Substitution at 74'
  • 75': Laura Rafferty (Northern Ireland) Substitution at 75'
  • 77': Tammy Falzon (Malta) Substitution at 77'
  • 77': Leah Ayres (Malta) Substitution at 77'
  • 78': Emma Lipman (Malta) Yellow Card at 78'
  • 80': Leah Ayres (Malta) Goal at 80'
  • 82': Crista Chetcuti-Ganado (Malta) Substitution at 82'
  • 83': Casey Howe (Northern Ireland) Yellow Card at 83'
  • 90'+5': Aimee Kerr (Northern Ireland) Substitution at 95'

Statistics

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10 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 1
67 Possession 33
13 SHOTS 11
5 ON GOAL 5
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
1 Blocked Shots 3
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: MFA Centenary Stadium
Location: Ta'Qali, Malta
Attendance: 790

WWCQ - UEFA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Switzerland 6 +13 16
2 Türkiye 6 +6 13
3 Northern Ireland 6 +1 6
4 Malta 6 -20 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

MLT Malta (4-3-3)

No. Name
12 Raisa Costantino (GK)
6 Océane Grange
4 Emma Lipman Yellow Card
14 Shona Zammit
2 Alexandra Gatt
20 Nicole Sciberras
8 Rachel Cuschieri
17 Brenda Borg
9 Kailey Willis
10 Maria Farrugia
21 Haley Bugeja
Malta Substitutes:
Leah Ayres, Maia Debono, Crista Chetcuti-Ganado, Yulya Carella, Maya Cachia, Veronique Mifsud, Tammy Falzon, Jade Flask, Giulia D’Antuono, Maya Lucia, Emma Xuereb, Jana Barbara.

NIR Northern Ireland (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Jacqueline Burns (GK)
15 Rebecca Holloway Yellow Card
3 Natalie Johnson
4 Brenna Mcpartlan
7 Ellie Mason
2 Rebecca McKenna
17 Joely Andrews
8 Megan Bell
14 Lauren Wade
10 Keri Halliday
13 Leyla Mcfarland
Northern Ireland Substitutes:
Caragh Hamilton, Laura Rafferty, Casey Howe, Danielle Maxwell, Abbie Smith, Nadene Caldwell, Aimee Kerr, Lauren Perry, Cora Chambers, Abi Sweetlove, Louise McDaniel, Kelsie Burrows.

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