FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Malta vs Finland, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA
Malta
  • Red Card 78': Kurt Shaw
FT
0 - 1
Finland
  • 38': Oliver Antman

About

Malta are hosting Finland at Ta' Qali National Stadium, Attard, Malta, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Benjamin Källman (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kaan Kairinen.
  • 1': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Henry Bonello.
  • 2': Foul by Alexander Satariano (Malta).
  • 2': Matti Peltola (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Matthew Guillaumier (Malta).
  • 6': Matti Peltola (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Joseph Mbong (Malta) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Teddy Teuma.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Nikolai Alho (Finland) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Alexander Satariano (Malta) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Camenzuli.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Paul Mbong (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Guillaumier.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Zach Muscat (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Joseph Mbong (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 25': Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
  • 25': Jere Uronen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Matti Peltola (Finland).
  • 26': Paul Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Matti Peltola (Finland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Robert Ivanov.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Zach Muscat (Malta) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ilyas Chouaref with a cross following a corner.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Zach Muscat (Malta) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Kurt Shaw (Malta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 29': Delay in match (Finland). VAR checking.
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 30': Foul by Paul Mbong (Malta).
  • 30': Matti Peltola (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oliver Antman with a cross.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Benjamin Källman (Finland) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high.
  • 33': Foul by Matti Peltola (Finland).
  • 33': Ilyas Chouaref (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Benjamin Källman (Finland) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Nikolai Alho with a cross.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Benjamin Källman (Finland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kaan Kairinen.
  • 38': Goal! Malta 0, Finland 1. Oliver Antman (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Robert Ivanov (Finland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Källman with a headed pass.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Ilyas Chouaref (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 45': Foul by Nikolai Alho (Finland).
  • 45': Ilyas Chouaref (Malta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Malta 0, Finland 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Malta 0, Finland 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Finland. Robin Lod replaces Matti Peltola.
  • 48': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Alexander Satariano.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Paul Mbong (Malta) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilyas Chouaref.
  • 49': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Robert Ivanov.
  • 50': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Robert Ivanov.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Zach Muscat (Malta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Teddy Teuma with a cross.
  • 53': Corner, Finland. Conceded by Ryan Camenzuli.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Robin Lod (Finland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Antman with a cross.
  • 55': Benjamin Källman (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Foul by James Carragher (Malta).
  • 56': Attempt missed. Robert Ivanov (Finland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 57': Foul by Robert Ivanov (Finland).
  • 57': Teddy Teuma (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Delay in match (Malta).
  • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 58': Foul by Robin Lod (Finland).
  • 58': Paul Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Nikolai Alho.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Zach Muscat (Malta) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Paul Mbong.
  • 61': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Jere Uronen.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Matthew Guillaumier (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Teddy Teuma.
  • 63': Substitution, Finland. Tuomas Ollila replaces Jere Uronen.
  • 63': Substitution, Finland. Daniel Håkans replaces Joel Pohjanpalo.
  • 65': Corner, Malta. Conceded by Tuomas Ollila.
  • 66': Foul by Teddy Teuma (Malta).
  • 66': Tuomas Ollila (Finland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Benjamin Källman (Finland).
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Ilyas Chouaref (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Teddy Teuma.
  • 70': Foul by Robert Ivanov (Finland).
  • 70': Paul Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Substitution, Finland. Teemu Pukki replaces Benjamin Källman because of an injury.
  • 71': Substitution, Malta. Kyrian Nwoko replaces Ryan Camenzuli.
  • 71': Substitution, Malta. Basil Tuma replaces Paul Mbong.
  • 72': Foul by Joseph Mbong (Malta).
  • 72': Tuomas Ollila (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Joseph Mbong (Malta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ilyas Chouaref with a cross.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Kyrian Nwoko (Malta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ilyas Chouaref with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 76': Foul by Kurt Shaw (Malta).
  • 76': Kaan Kairinen (Finland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Kaan Kairinen (Finland).
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Kurt Shaw (Malta).
  • 78': Kurt Shaw (Malta) is shown the red card.
  • 80': Foul by Teemu Pukki (Finland).
  • 80': Teddy Teuma (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Alexander Satariano (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Foul by Fredrik Jensen (Finland).
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Joseph Mbong (Malta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Teddy Teuma (Malta) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 82': Substitution, Finland. Anssi Suhonen replaces Oliver Antman.
  • 83': Foul by Anssi Suhonen (Finland).
  • 83': Joseph Mbong (Malta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Substitution, Malta. Adam Magri Overend replaces Joseph Mbong.
  • 83': Substitution, Malta. Enrico Pepe replaces Alexander Satariano.
  • 87': Offside, Malta. Matthew Guillaumier is caught offside.
  • 89': Substitution, Malta. Myles Beerman replaces Zach Muscat.
  • 89': Basil Tuma (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Daniel Håkans (Finland).
  • 90': Basil Tuma (Malta) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Foul by Nikolai Alho (Finland).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Anssi Suhonen (Finland).
  • 90'+2': Matthew Guillaumier (Malta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Anssi Suhonen (Finland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Ilyas Chouaref (Malta).
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Basil Tuma (Malta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilyas Chouaref with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Malta 0, Finland 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Malta 0, Finland 1.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1
0 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 6
6 Saves 4
41.6 Possession 58.4
10 SHOTS 19
5 ON GOAL 6
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
324 Accurate Passes 490
392 Passes 553
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 4
10 Crosses 17
0.3 Cross % 0.2
50 Long Balls 60
21 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
2 Blocked Shots 7
9 Effective Tackles 10
17 Tackles 14
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
4 Interceptions 5
25 Effective Clearances 26
25 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Ta' Qali National Stadium
Location: Attard, Malta
Attendance: 5,106

WCQ - UEFA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Poland 2 +3 6
2 Finland 2 +1 4
3 Lithuania 2 -1 1
4 Netherlands 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

MLT Malta (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Henry Bonello (GK)
18 James Carragher
5 Kurt Shaw Red Card
22 Zach Muscat
9 Ylyas Chouaref
6 Matthew Guillaumier
23 Alexander Satariano
3 Ryan Camenzuli
7 Joseph Mbong
10 Teddy Teuma
20 Paul Mbong
Malta Substitutes:
Myles Beerman, Stephen Pisani, Steve Borg, Jake Azzopardi, Basil Tuma, Trent Buhagiar, Brandon Paiber, Enrico Pepe, James Sissons, Kyrian Nwoko, Adam Overend, Rashed Al-Tumi.

FIN Finland (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Lukas Hradecky (GK)
4 Robert Ivanov
15 Miro Tenho
18 Jere Uronen
17 Nikolai Alho
16 Matti Peltola Yellow Card
14 Kaan Kairinen
9 Fredrik Jensen
20 Joel Pohjanpalo
19 Benjamin Kallman
7 Oliver Antman
Finland Substitutes:
Rasmus Schüller, Anssi Suhonen, Ville Tikkanen, Jesse Joronen, Daniel Håkans, Adam Stahl, Viljami Sinisalo, Glen Kamara, Tuomas Ollila, Robin Lod, Teemu Pukki, Daniel O'Shaughnessy.

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