UEFA Nations League

Malta vs San Marino, 2022-23 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage

· UEFA Nations League
Malta
  • 50': Zach Muscat
FT
1 - 0
San Marino

    About

    Malta are hosting San Marino at Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Nations League.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': David Tomassini (San Marino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 3': Foul by Ferdinando Apap (Malta).
    • 4': Andrea Grandoni (San Marino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
    • 5': Attempt missed. Dante Carlos Rossi (San Marino) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Battistini following a set piece situation.
    • 5': Corner, San Marino. Conceded by Teddy Teuma.
    • 7': Foul by Brandon Paiber (Malta).
    • 7': Lorenzo Lunadei (San Marino) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Andrea Grandoni (San Marino) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michael Battistini.
    • 14': Offside, Malta. Joseph Mbong tries a through ball, but Teddy Teuma is caught offside.
    • 18': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Michael Battistini.
    • 19': Foul by Lorenzo Lunadei (San Marino).
    • 19': Luke Gambin (Malta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Ryan Camenzuli (Malta) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matthew Guillaumier.
    • 24': Offside, San Marino. Lorenzo Lunadei tries a through ball, but Luca Ceccaroli is caught offside.
    • 26': Foul by Matthew Guillaumier (Malta).
    • 26': Lorenzo Lunadei (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Teddy Teuma (Malta).
    • 27': Lorenzo Lunadei (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Luke Montebello (Malta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Teddy Teuma.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Joseph Mbong (Malta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Camenzuli with a cross.
    • 32': Foul by Ferdinando Apap (Malta).
    • 32': Nicola Nanni (San Marino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Filippo Fabbri.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Enrico Pepe (Malta) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matthew Guillaumier with a cross following a corner.
    • 38': Foul by Luca Ceccaroli (San Marino).
    • 38': Teddy Teuma (Malta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Luca Ceccaroli (San Marino) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nicola Nanni.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Teddy Teuma (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Brandon Paiber.
    • 44': Foul by Luca Ceccaroli (San Marino).
    • 44': Matthew Guillaumier (Malta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Michael Battistini (San Marino).
    • 45'+1': Matthew Guillaumier (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Offside, Malta. Ferdinando Apap tries a through ball, but Luke Gambin is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Malta 0, San Marino 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Malta 0, San Marino 0.
    • 47': Foul by Mirko Palazzi (San Marino).
    • 47': Luke Montebello (Malta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Ferdinando Apap (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 48': Corner, Malta. Conceded by David Tomassini.
    • 49': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Dante Carlos Rossi.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Brandon Paiber (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Matthew Guillaumier (Malta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 50': Goal! Malta 1, San Marino 0. Zach Muscat (Malta) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Camenzuli with a cross following a corner.
    • 54': Foul by Alessandro D'Addario (San Marino).
    • 54': Ryan Camenzuli (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Brandon Paiber (Malta).
    • 55': Lorenzo Lunadei (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Lorenzo Lunadei (San Marino).
    • 55': Teddy Teuma (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Matthew Guillaumier (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 57': Foul by Brandon Paiber (Malta).
    • 57': Lorenzo Lunadei (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Ryan Camenzuli (Malta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 61': Substitution, San Marino. Danilo Ezequiel Rinaldi replaces Andrea Grandoni.
    • 61': Substitution, San Marino. Marcello Mularoni replaces David Tomassini.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Teddy Teuma (Malta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zach Muscat.
    • 62': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Alessandro D'Addario.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Zach Muscat (Malta) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Guillaumier with a cross.
    • 63': Offside, Malta. Zach Muscat tries a through ball, but Luke Montebello is caught offside.
    • 63': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Luke Montebello (Malta) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 65': VAR Decision: No Goal Malta 1-0 San Marino.
    • 65': Enrico Pepe (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Danilo Ezequiel Rinaldi (San Marino).
    • 67': Foul by Lorenzo Lunadei (San Marino).
    • 67': Luke Gambin (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Lorenzo Lunadei (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Teddy Teuma (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 67': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Elia Benedettini.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Brandon Paiber (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 68': Alessandro D'Addario (San Marino) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Lorenzo Lunadei.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Joseph Mbong (Malta) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Teddy Teuma.
    • 70': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Elia Benedettini.
    • 71': Substitution, Malta. Jurgen Degabriele replaces Luke Gambin.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Luke Montebello (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Teddy Teuma.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Ferdinando Apap (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Teddy Teuma (Malta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joseph Mbong with a cross.
    • 72': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Elia Benedettini.
    • 73': Foul by Marcello Mularoni (San Marino).
    • 73': Matthew Guillaumier (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Dante Carlos Rossi.
    • 75': Ferdinando Apap (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Marcello Mularoni (San Marino).
    • 77': Attempt missed. Teddy Teuma (Malta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Joseph Mbong.
    • 78': Substitution, Malta. Dunstan Vella replaces Brandon Paiber.
    • 79': Substitution, Malta. Jean Borg replaces Ferdinando Apap.
    • 79': Substitution, San Marino. Tommaso Zafferani replaces Alessandro D'Addario.
    • 79': Substitution, San Marino. Adolfo Hirsch replaces Luca Ceccaroli.
    • 80': Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
    • 80': Michael Battistini (San Marino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Luke Montebello (Malta) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Camenzuli with a cross.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Jurgen Degabriele (Malta) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Teddy Teuma.
    • 84': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Elia Benedettini.
    • 85': Substitution, San Marino. Matteo Vitaioli replaces Lorenzo Lunadei.
    • 85': Foul by Michael Battistini (San Marino).
    • 85': Teddy Teuma (Malta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Michael Battistini (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Substitution, Malta. Alexander Satariano replaces Luke Montebello.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Jurgen Degabriele (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Matthew Guillaumier.
    • 88': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Elia Benedettini.
    • 89': Alexander Satariano (Malta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Foul by Michael Battistini (San Marino).
    • 90'+3': Enrico Pepe (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Marcello Mularoni (San Marino).
    • 90'+3': Foul by Dante Carlos Rossi (San Marino).
    • 90'+3': Teddy Teuma (Malta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+3': Dante Carlos Rossi (San Marino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Matteo Vitaioli (San Marino) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Danilo Ezequiel Rinaldi.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Malta 1, San Marino 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Malta 1, San Marino 0.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 9
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    1 Corner Kicks 11
    4 Saves 0
    27.3 Possession 72.7
    5 SHOTS 23
    0 ON GOAL 5
    0.0 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    99 Accurate Passes 411
    196 Passes 500
    0.5 Pass Completion % 0.8
    0 Accurate Crosses 11
    4 Crosses 31
    0.0 Cross % 0.4
    62 Long Balls 56
    16 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    0 Blocked Shots 8
    7 Effective Tackles 5
    14 Tackles 11
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    6 Interceptions 7
    30 Effective Clearances 3
    30 Clearances 3

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Nations League

    Venue: Ta' Qali National Stadium
    Location: Attard, Malta
    Attendance: 2,646

    UEFA Nations League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Moldova 4 +4 9
    2 Malta 4 0 7
    3 Andorra 4 -4 1
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    MLT Malta (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Henry Bonello (GK)
    13 Enrico Pepe
    22 Zach Muscat
    5 Ferdinando Apap
    11 Brandon Paiber
    6 Matthew Guillaumier
    17 Teddy Teuma
    3 Ryan Camenzuli
    7 Joseph Mbong
    9 Luke Montebello
    20 Luke Gambin
    Malta Substitutes:
    Cain Formosa, Dunstan Vella, Jean Borg, Steve Borg, Jan Busuttil, Alexander Satariano, Karl Micallef, Juan Corbalan, Jake Galea, Nikolai Muscat, Jurgen Degabriele, Adam Overend.

    SMR San Marino (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    23 Elia Benedettini (GK)
    11 Dante Rossi Yellow Card
    17 Filippo Fabbri
    3 Mirko Palazzi
    13 Andrea Grandoni
    2 Alessandro D'Addario
    8 Michael Battistini Yellow Card
    19 David Tomassini
    21 Lorenzo Lunadei Yellow Card
    4 Luca Ceccaroli
    9 Nicola Nanni
    San Marino Substitutes:
    Marcello Mularoni, Fabio Tomassini, Adolfo Hirsch, Matteo Vitaioli, Tommaso Zafferani, Michele Cevoli, Davide Cesarini, Aldo Simoncini, Luca Censoni, Danilo Rinaldi, Simone Benedettini, Enrico Golinucci.

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