Malta		Venezuela
Malta 532	Tactics	Malta
48%	Possession	52%
63%	Play in the half	37%
3	Shots	16
3	Fouls	0
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	0
69.1	average mark	80.2
excellent	Shooting	incredible
excellent	Passing	incredible
brilliant	Defending	incredible

14 minute.
Paredes wins the ball from behind. The referee whistles for a foul Hamilton is guilty of misconduct. The harmed player, Paredes, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Peñaranda is likely to centre the ball towards the box, he takes a short run-up. Paredes gets his head on it. Haber miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

15 minute.
Carrero plays the ball off with his head. Paredes takes over possession. Paredes passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Carrero approaches the ball. Carrero takes a swing and hits it... Haber palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

22 minute.
Carrero approaches the ball. Attard just manages to reach the ball first. Carrero wins the ball from behind. Paredes takes over possession. Paredes shoots. Haber miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

26 minute.
Brizuela wins the ball from behind. Brizuela passes, it`s a high ball. Carrero plays the ball off with his head. Paredes just manages to reach the ball first. Paredes shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Malta - Venezuela 0:1

28 minute.
Osuna approaches the ball. Inguanez takes the opponents legs away. Osuna was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Peñaranda approaches the free-kick. He attempts a short pass. Paredes approaches the ball. Paredes shoots. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

40 minute.
Mangion makes a sublime pass. Inguanez approaches the ball. Inguanez makes a one-touch pass. Lorenzi approaches the ball. Lorenzi has a fantastic effort at goal.
What a tremendous chance!

41 minute.
Peñaranda attempts to pass. Osuna approaches the ball. Osuna passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Paredes just manages to reach the ball first. Paredes takes a swing and hits it... Haber palms the ball clear. Attard cleverly intercepts the pass.
Missed by few inches.

42 minute.
Peñaranda approaches the corner-kick. He crosses towards the box. Mangion centers. Brizuela plays the ball off with his head. Osuna centers. Carrero rises up and heads the ball.
Missed by few inches.

43 minute.
Despott attempts to pass. Montenegro makes a sublime pass. Palacios makes a sublime pass. Paredes takes over possession. Paredes has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

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 68%, Venezuela 32%.
Malta - Venezuela 0:1

46 minute.
Estrada approaches the ball. Stellini trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Estrada was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Estrada is likely to centre the ball towards the box, he takes a short run-up. Paredes just manages to reach the ball first. Paredes shoots. Haber palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

53 minute.
Palacios tries to trap the ball with his chest. Osuna attempts to pass. Palacios makes a sublime pass. Paredes just manages to reach the ball first. Paredes shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

60 minute.
Osuna passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Paredes approaches the ball. Paredes makes an instep pass. Carrero takes over possession. Carrero shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Malta - Venezuela 0:2

68 minute.
Attard passes, it`s a high ball. The ball is kicked out of play. Peñaranda, swiftly takes the throw-in. Palacios passes, it`s a high ball. Carrero gets his head on it. Haber tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

72 minute.
Gamargo just manages to reach the ball first. Gamargo makes a one-touch pass. Osuna centers. Carrero just manages to reach the ball first. Carrero takes a swing and hits it... Haber tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

79 minute.
Leonardi makes a sublime pass. Inguanez just manages to reach the ball first. Inguanez makes an instep pass. Lorenzi just manages to reach the ball first. Lorenzi takes a swing and hits it... The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

84 minute.
Mifsud attempts to pass. Despott plays the ball through. Mangion makes a sublime pass. Lorenzi approaches the ball. Lorenzi shoots. Otaiza 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 57%, Venezuela 43%.
Malta - Venezuela 0:2