Malta		Ukraina
Malta 532	Tactics	4-3-3 NT
51%	Possession	49%
53%	Play in the half	47%
12	Shots	10
2	Fouls	4
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
4	Offsides	0
72.3	average mark	72.8
formidable	Shooting	outstanding
excellent	Passing	excellent
incredible	Defending	outstanding

10 minute.
Pshenichnykh just manages to reach the ball first. Attard wins the ball from behind. Naumov wins the ball from behind. Naumov shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Malta - Ukraina 0:1

11 minute.
Grima lobs the ball high into the air. Offside. Lorenzi caught by the offside trap. Mozgovoi approaches the set piece. Tutichenko plays the ball off with his head. Pshenichnykh approaches the ball. Degabriele palms the ball clear. Naumov just manages to reach the ball first. Naumov takes a swing and hits it... Post!

17 minute.
Tiapushkin centers. Throw-in. Mangion throws the ball in. Galea takes over possession. Galea takes a swing and hits it... Post!
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Malta - Ukraina 1:1

26 minute.
Galea makes a diving header. Tofan plays the ball through. Amato just manages to reach the ball first. Amato centers. Galea rises up and heads the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Malta - Ukraina 2:1

39 minute.
Tutichenko takes over possession. Hamilton approaches the ball. Naumov cleverly intercepts the pass. Naumov shoots. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

43 minute.
Naumov approaches the ball. Attard approaches the ball. Naumov wins the ball from behind. Naumov takes a swing and hits it...
What a tremendous chance!

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 52%, Ukraina 48%.
Malta - Ukraina 2:1

49 minute.
Skoba passes, it`s a high ball. Pshenichnykh takes over possession. Naumov just manages to reach the ball first. Pshenichnykh approaches the ball. Pshenichnykh takes a swing and hits it... Degabriele miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. Tutichenko approaches the ball. Tutichenko has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Malta - Ukraina 2:2

54 minute.
Mangion makes a sublime pass. Lorenzi just manages to reach the ball first. Leonov tripped the opponent on purpose. Leonov is cautioned.

60 minute.
Sanzhar attempts to pass. Skoba approaches the ball. Despott trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Despott is cautioned. Skoba was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Sapienza comes on to the pitch. Bonavia comes on to the pitch.

67 minute.
Attard makes an instep pass. Skoba takes over possession. Skoba passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Naumov approaches the ball. Naumov takes a swing and hits it... Degabriele palms the ball clear.

69 minute.
Leonov approaches the ball. Leonov centers. Krasnoperov just manages to reach the ball first. Tutichenko just manages to reach the ball first. Tutichenko takes a swing and hits it... The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball.

70 minute.
Leonardi centers. Leonov just manages to reach the ball first. Sapienza cleverly intercepts the pass. Lorenzi just manages to reach the ball first. Lorenzi has a fantastic effort at goal. Tofan palms the ball clear.

76 minute.
Amato takes over possession. Mozgovoi fouls. Amato was hurt. He`s crying with pain! Amato approaches the free-kick. He attempts a short pass. Lorenzi rises up and heads the ball.
Missed by few inches.

82 minute.
Krasnoperov passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Skoba centers. Pshenichnykh plays the ball off with his head. Naumov approaches the ball. Naumov has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

89 minute.
Mifsud passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Krasnoperov takes over possession. Krasnoperov passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Naumov approaches the ball. Naumov shoots. Degabriele palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

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 54%, Ukraina 46%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Malta - Ukraina 2:2