FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

FT Saturday, April 18, 2026
Northern Ireland LLLLW 4
–
Malta WDLLL 2
1st2ndT
NIR134
MLT112
MFA Centenary Stadium · 790 att.

Team Stats

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

Head to Head

NIR leads series 1-0

Lineups

MLT · 4-3-3

  1. 12Raisa CostantinoG
  2. 6Océane GrangeCD-L
  3. 4Emma LipmanCD-R
  4. 14Shona ZammitLB
  5. 2Alexandra GattRB
  6. 20Nicole SciberrasCM
  7. 8Rachel CuschieriLM
  8. 17Brenda BorgRM
  9. 9Kailey WillisF
  10. 10Maria FarrugiaLF
  11. 21Haley BugejaRF

NIR · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Jacqueline BurnsG
  2. 15Rebecca HollowayCD-L
  3. 3Natalie JohnsonCD-R
  4. 4Brenna McpartlanDM
  5. 7Ellie MasonLB
  6. 2Rebecca McKennaRB
  7. 17Joely AndrewsCM-L
  8. 8Megan BellCM-R
  9. 14Lauren WadeLM
  10. 10Keri HallidayRM
  11. 13Leyla McfarlandF

Timeline

  1. 34' Rebecca Holloway (Northern Ireland) Yellow Card at 34'
  2. 40' Ellie Mason (Northern Ireland) Goal at 40'
  3. 41' Maria Farrugia (Malta) Goal at 41'
  4. 51' Ellie Mason (Northern Ireland) Goal at 51'
  5. 61' Danielle Maxwell (Northern Ireland) Substitution at 61'
  6. 68' Natalie Johnson (Northern Ireland) Goal at 68'
  7. 71' Rebecca Holloway (Northern Ireland) Red Card at 71'
  8. 71' Leyla Mcfarland (Northern Ireland) Goal at 71'
  9. 74' Casey Howe (Northern Ireland) Substitution at 74'
  10. 74' Caragh Hamilton (Northern Ireland) Substitution at 74'
  11. 75' Laura Rafferty (Northern Ireland) Substitution at 75'
  12. 77' Tammy Falzon (Malta) Substitution at 77'
  13. 77' Leah Ayres (Malta) Substitution at 77'
  14. 78' Emma Lipman (Malta) Yellow Card at 78'
  15. 80' Leah Ayres (Malta) Goal at 80'
  16. 82' Crista Chetcuti-Ganado (Malta) Substitution at 82'
  17. 83' Casey Howe (Northern Ireland) Yellow Card at 83'
  18. 90'+5' Aimee Kerr (Northern Ireland) Substitution at 95'

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