Malta vs Lithuania, 2018 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Oct 5, 2017, 6:45 PM · FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

23': Andrei Agius

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53': Vykintas Slivka

About

Malta are hosting Lithuania at Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta, starting on Thursday 5 Oct 2017 6:45 PM UTC+00:00. The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': André Schembri (Malta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
1': Foul by Vytautas Andriuskevicius (Lithuania).
4': Alfred Effiong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Egidijus Vaitkunas (Lithuania).
6': Alfred Effiong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Edvinas Girdvainis (Lithuania).
12': Attempt missed. Nerijus Valskis (Lithuania) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fedor Cernych with a cross.
13': Offside, Lithuania. Fedor Cernych tries a through ball, but Deivydas Matulevicius is caught offside.
14': Attempt missed. Arvydas Novikovas (Lithuania) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mantas Kuklys.
16': Foul by Alfred Effiong (Malta).
16': Tomas Mikuckis (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt saved. Arvydas Novikovas (Lithuania) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fedor Cernych.
17': André Schembri (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Nerijus Valskis (Lithuania).
19': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Vytautas Andriuskevicius.
20': Alfred Effiong (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Foul by Tomas Mikuckis (Lithuania).
21': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Zach Muscat.
22': Foul by Mantas Kuklys (Lithuania).
22': Luke Gambin (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Mantas Kuklys (Lithuania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
23': Goal! Malta 1, Lithuania 0. Andrei Agius (Malta) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joseph Zerafa.
24': Deivydas Matulevicius (Lithuania) hits the left post with a left footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Egidijus Vaitkunas with a cross.
24': Foul by Paul Fenech (Malta).
24': Mantas Kuklys (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Attempt blocked. Arvydas Novikovas (Lithuania) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
26': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Andrei Agius.
26': Offside, Lithuania. Mantas Kuklys tries a through ball, but Arvydas Novikovas is caught offside.
30': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Joseph Zerafa.
35': Attempt missed. Fedor Cernych (Lithuania) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
36': Offside, Lithuania. Fedor Cernych tries a through ball, but Deivydas Matulevicius is caught offside.
41': André Schembri (Malta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Foul by Edvinas Girdvainis (Lithuania).
42': Delay in match André Schembri (Malta) because of an injury.
42': Delay in match Edvinas Girdvainis (Lithuania) because of an injury.
42': Edvinas Girdvainis (Lithuania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Egidijus Vaitkunas (Lithuania) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arvydas Novikovas.
45'+3': First Half ends, Malta 1, Lithuania 0.
45': Second Half begins Malta 1, Lithuania 0.
45': Substitution, Lithuania. Marius Papsys replaces Nerijus Valskis.
45': Substitution, Malta. Clayton Failla replaces André Schembri because of an injury.
46': Egidijus Vaitkunas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Stephen Pisani (Malta).
47': Attempt blocked. Fedor Cernych (Lithuania) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
48': Edvinas Girdvainis (Lithuania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
48': Foul by Alfred Effiong (Malta).
48': Foul by Arvydas Novikovas (Lithuania).
48': Zach Muscat (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Andrei Agius (Malta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
50': Foul by Arvydas Novikovas (Lithuania).
50': Foul by Vykintas Slivka (Lithuania).
50': Joseph Zerafa (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Goal! Malta 1, Lithuania 1. Vykintas Slivka (Lithuania) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Egidijus Vaitkunas.
54': Foul by Ryan Camilleri (Malta).
54': Marius Papsys (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Alfred Effiong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Tomas Mikuckis (Lithuania).
56': Foul by Fedor Cernych (Lithuania).
56': Paul Fenech (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Offside, Malta. Andrei Agius tries a through ball, but Paul Fenech is caught offside.
59': Foul by Zach Muscat (Malta).
59': Marius Papsys (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Attempt saved. Arvydas Novikovas (Lithuania) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
60': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Andrew Hogg.
61': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Alfred Effiong.
63': Foul by Clayton Failla (Malta).
63': Vykintas Slivka (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Attempt missed. Fedor Cernych (Lithuania) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Arvydas Novikovas.
65': Attempt missed. Luke Gambin (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alfred Effiong.
67': Attempt missed. Marius Papsys (Lithuania) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arvydas Novikovas.
68': Offside, Lithuania. Vykintas Slivka tries a through ball, but Deivydas Matulevicius is caught offside.
70': Foul by Mantas Kuklys (Lithuania).
70': Paul Fenech (Malta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
71': Alfred Effiong (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Foul by Tomas Mikuckis (Lithuania).
72': Attempt saved. Clayton Failla (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
73': Arvydas Novikovas (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Zach Muscat (Malta).
74': Foul by Zach Muscat (Malta).
74': Marius Papsys (Lithuania) wins a free kick on the right wing.
74': Zach Muscat (Malta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Attempt blocked. Arvydas Novikovas (Lithuania) left footed shot from long range on the right is blocked.
75': Corner, Lithuania. Conceded by Clayton Failla.
76': Offside, Lithuania. Fedor Cernych tries a through ball, but Deivydas Matulevicius is caught offside.
77': Alfred Effiong (Malta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77': Foul by Edvinas Girdvainis (Lithuania).
78': Attempt saved. Paul Fenech (Malta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Clayton Failla with a cross.
78': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Emilijus Zubas.
80': Substitution, Lithuania. Lukas Spalvis replaces Deivydas Matulevicius.
82': Foul by Fedor Cernych (Lithuania).
82': Luke Gambin (Malta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
82': Dangerous play by Andrei Agius (Malta).
82': Edvinas Girdvainis (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Attempt blocked. Arvydas Novikovas (Lithuania) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fedor Cernych.
83': Edvinas Girdvainis (Lithuania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Alfred Effiong (Malta).
86': Substitution, Malta. Clyde Borg replaces Luke Gambin.
86': Alfred Effiong (Malta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Foul by Edvinas Girdvainis (Lithuania).
90': Attempt missed. Arvydas Novikovas (Lithuania) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tomas Mikuckis.
90'+2': Substitution, Malta. Cain Attard replaces Paul Fenech.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Malta 1, Lithuania 1.
90'+3': Match ends, Malta 1, Lithuania 1.

Statistics

LTU		MLT
17	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	1
6	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	3
57.4	Possession	42.6
15	SHOTS	4
4	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.8
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
417	Accurate Passes	299
504	Passes	384
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	1
22	Crosses	7
0.1	Cross %	0.1
65	Long Balls	75
44	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.7	Long Balls %	0.3
4	Blocked Shots	0
11	Effective Tackles	14
14	Tackles	19
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
10	Effective Clearances	22
10	Clearances	22

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
6:45 PM, Thu, Oct 5, 2017
Venue: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Location: Attard, Malta
Attendance: 3,431

WCQ - UEFA Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Armenia	0	0	0
2	Hungary	0	0	0
3	Portugal	0	0	0
4	Republic of Ireland	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Malta (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Andrew Hogg (GK)
13	Zach Muscat
17	Ryan Camilleri
3	Joseph Zerafa
4	Steve Borg
21	Stephen Pisani
5	Andrei Agius
11	Luke Gambin
8	Paul Fenech
19	Alfred Effiong
10	Andre Schembri

Malta Substitutes:

Lydon Micallef, Henry Bonello, Cain Attard, Siraj Arab, Clyde Borg, Clayton Failla, Daniel Zerafa, Sam Magri, Johann Bezzina.

Lithuania (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Emilijus Zubas (GK)
15	Edvinas Girdvainis
5	Tomas Mikuckis
23	Vytautas Andriuskevicius
8	Egidijus Vaitkunas
14	Vykintas Slivka
17	Mantas Kuklys
11	Arvydas Novikovas
21	Nerijus Valskis
22	Fiodor Cernych
9	Deivydas Matulevicius

Lithuania Substitutes:

Marius Papsys, Georgas Freidgeimas, Vytautas Cerniauskas, Lukas Spalvis, Karolis Chvedukas, Ernestas Setkus, Arturas Zulpa, Vaidas Silenas, Ovidijus Verbickas, Tadas Kijanskas, Valdemar Borovskij.

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