Malta		Ireland
Malta 532	Tactics	5 -3-2
46%	Possession	54%
44%	Play in the half	56%
4	Shots	3
4	Fouls	2
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	2
65.8	average mark	69.8
excellent	Shooting	very good
formidable	Passing	excellent
outstanding	Defending	incredible

8 minute.
Inguanez cleverly intercepts the pass. Inguanez lobs the ball high into the air. Despott plays the ball off with his head. Galea just manages to reach the ball first. Galea shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

26 minute.
Roberts throws the ball in. Waters approaches the ball. Waters passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Wale approaches the ball. Wale shoots. Haber palms the ball clear.

37 minute.
Throw-in. Waters throws the ball in. Deguara takes over possession. Wale cleverly intercepts the pass. Wale shoots. Haber miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Malta 48%, Ireland 52%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Malta - Ireland 0:0

46 minute.
Gannon comes on to the pitch.

47 minute.
Colgan approaches the ball. Galea cleverly intercepts the pass. Hyde fouls. Hyde is cautioned.

51 minute.
Gray plays the ball off with his head. Gannon takes over possession. German trips an opponent. That`s a foul! German is cautioned.

55 minute.
Hyde cleverly intercepts the pass. Despott approaches the ball. Despott makes a sublime pass. Galea approaches the ball. Galea shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Malta - Ireland 1:0

70 minute.
The linesman holds his flag up. Gannon is off-side. Marshall comes on to the pitch. Banker comes on to the pitch.

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Malta 41%, Ireland 59%.
Malta - Ireland 1:0