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
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

NIR		MLT
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

Malta (4-3-3)

No.	Name
12	Raisa Costantino (GK)
6	Océane Grange
4	Emma Lipman
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.

Northern Ireland (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Jacqueline Burns (GK)
15	Rebecca Holloway
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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