Malta vs Cyprus

WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage 1 Sep 2021, 18:45
Malta
Malta
3–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Cyprus
Cyprus
🏟 Ta'Qali National Stadium (Ta'Qali) 👤 F. Maresca Round 4

Match report

Malta cruised past Cyprus 3-0 in the WC Qualification Europe - Group Stage on 1 September 2021.

Malta dominated possession with 74% of the ball and had 9 shots to Cyprus' 4.

The match was played at Ta'Qali National Stadium (Ta'Qali), with F. Maresca in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 74% - 26% Shots 9 - 4 On target 5 - 3 Corners 1 - 4 Fouls 9 - 6 Yellow cards 5
9
Player of the match
Cain Attard
Malta · 2 goals
8 Joseph Mbong 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Henry Bonello 3 saves
8 Enrico Pepe 121 passes (94% accurate)
8 Steve Borg 123 passes (93% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–3 5–1
Shots On Goal 2–2 3–1
Ball Possession 66–34 —
Corners 1–3 0–1
Attacks 50–31 72–23
Match statistics
5 Substitution 5
122 Attacks 54
38 Dangerous Attacks 22
5 On Target 2
3 Off Target 5
9 Shots Total 4
5 Shots On Goal 3
4 Shots Off Goal 1
7 Shots Inside Box 2
2 Shots Outside Box 2
9 Fouls 6
1 Corners 4
1 Offsides 3
74% Ball Possession 26%
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
3 Saves 2
723 Passes Total 253
650 Passes Accurate 174
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Malta · 3-4-2-1
1 H. Bonello
2 K. Shaw 13 E. Pepe 4 S. Borg
18 C. Attard 10 S. Pisani 17 T. Teuma 3 R. Camenzuli
7 J. Mbong 11 P. Mbong
9 L. Montebello
Cyprus · 3-4-3
22 N. Michael
2 A. Karo 5 C. Soteriou 3 M. Antoniadis
16 P. Psaltis 8 C. Kyriakou 18 K. Artymatas 4 N. Ioannou
15 F. Papoulis 9 D. Christofi 23 I. Pittas
Malta
Coach
D. Mangia
Substitutes
  • 16 Jake Galea
  • 12 Matthew Grech
  • 5 Andrei Agius
  • 22 Zach Muscat
  • 14 Karl Micallef
  • 6 Dunstan Vella
  • 23 Tristan Caruana
  • 20 Nicky Muscat
  • 8 Jake Grech
  • 21 Shaun Dimech
  • 19 Alexander Satariano
  • 15 Juan Corbalan
Cyprus
Coach
N. Kostenoglou
Substitutes
  • 1 Constantinos Panagi
  • 12 Dimitris Dimitriou
  • 13 Nikolas Panagiotou
  • 20 Grigoris Kastanos
  • 6 Alexander Gogic
  • 21 Marinos Tzionis
  • 11 Andreas Avraam
  • 14 Fanos Katelaris
  • 10 Pieros Sotiriou
  • 7 Panagiotis Zachariou
  • 17 Loizos Loizou
  • 19 Marios Ilia
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ N. Panayiotou ↓ F. Papoulis Cyprus
  • 58' ↑ G. Kastanos ↓ I. Pittas Cyprus
  • 58' ↑ M. Ilia ↓ D. Christofi Cyprus
  • 59' ↑ Z. Muscat ↓ K. Shaw Malta
  • 59' ↑ S. Dimech ↓ J. Mbong Malta
  • 64' ↑ F. Katelaris ↓ M. Antoniades Cyprus
  • 70' ↑ J. Grech ↓ P. Mbong Malta
  • 70' ↑ A. Satariano ↓ L. Montebello Malta
  • 71' ↑ L. Loizou ↓ C. Kyriakou Cyprus
  • 85' ↑ T. Caruana ↓ T. Teuma Malta
Cards
  • 5' C. Soteriou Cyprus
  • 18' J. Mbong Malta
  • 45+4' F. Papoulis Cyprus
  • 50' K. Shaw Malta
  • 58' P. Mbong Malta
Head-to-head
Malta 1 1 draws 0 Cyprus
2021-10-11 Cyprus vs Malta 2 - 2
2021-09-01 Malta vs Cyprus 3 - 0
Recent form
Malta L W D L D
Cyprus D L L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Malta vs Cyprus?
Malta won 3-0 against Cyprus on 1 September 2021.
Who won Malta vs Cyprus?
Malta won the match 3-0.
Where was Malta vs Cyprus played?
The match was played at Ta'Qali National Stadium (Ta'Qali).
Who had more possession in Malta vs Cyprus?
Malta had 74% of possession, compared to 26% for the other side.