Malta		Ukraina
Malta 532	Tactics	5-3-2 Ext
49%	Possession	51%
60%	Play in the half	40%
7	Shots	5
4	Fouls	3
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	1
5	Offsides	1
68.6	average mark	71.7
excellent	Shooting	formidable
excellent	Passing	outstanding
outstanding	Defending	outstanding

4 minute.
Rymshin plays the ball off with his head. Muntian takes over possession. Muntian passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Pidchenko approaches the ball. Pidchenko shoots. Degabriele palms the ball away with the tips of his fingers.

13 minute.
Tiapushkin passes, it`s a high ball. Bonavia plays the ball off with his head. Here comes Inguanez, having a little trouble catching the ball. Inguanez centers. Lorenzi rises up and heads the ball. Tofan palms the ball clear.

19 minute.
Delceppo passes, it`s a high ball. Leonov ineptly catches the ball. Lorenzi takes the ball on, but the ref holds up the play - offside. Leonov approaches the set piece. Rymshin plays the ball off with his head. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers! Pidchenko just manages to reach the ball first. Pidchenko shoots. Post!
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Malta - Ukraina 0:1

36 minute.
Maydana lobs the ball high into the air. Pidchenko just manages to reach the ball first. The referee whistles for a foul Amato is guilty of misconduct. Amato is cautioned.

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 65%, Ukraina 35%.
Malta - Ukraina 0:1

47 minute.
Despott makes an instep pass. Galea takes over possession. Lorenzi just manages to reach the ball first. Lorenzi shoots. Tofan makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Malta - Ukraina 1:1

50 minute.
Inguanez makes a one-touch pass. Lorenzi takes over possession. Maydana brutally fouls the opponent. A straight red card, Maydana is sent off for an awful tackle! Maydana looks ashamed for letting his team down. The harmed player, Lorenzi, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Lorenzi is likely to take the free-kick.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Malta - Ukraina 2:1

53 minute.
Hamilton centers. Here comes Galea, having a little trouble catching the ball. Tiapushkin fouls. Tiapushkin is cautioned.

66 minute.
Bezotosni lobs the ball high into the air. Despott ineptly catches the ball. Despott plays the ball through. Lorenzi takes over possession. Lorenzi has a fantastic effort at goal. Tofan miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory. The ball is kicked out of play. Pule` comes on to the pitch. Skoba comes on to the pitch.

71 minute.
Degabriele attempts to pass. Galea plays the ball off with his head. Lorenzi just manages to reach the ball first. Lorenzi has a fantastic effort at goal. Tofan hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Malta - Ukraina 3:1

72 minute.
Pule` makes a sublime pass. Callus just manages to reach the ball first. Naumov just manages to reach the ball first. Naumov has a fantastic effort at goal. Degabriele hopelessly throws himself behind the ball. Post!

76 minute.
Despott makes a one-touch pass. Here comes Galea, having a little trouble catching the ball. The referee whistles for a foul Muntian is guilty of misconduct. Muntian is cautioned. The harmed player, Galea, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Bonavia is likely to take the free-kick.
What a tremendous chance!

78 minute.
Krasnoperov has problems with catching the ball. German cleverly intercepts the pass. Naumov cleverly intercepts the pass. Naumov takes a swing and hits it... Degabriele desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Malta - Ukraina 3:2

88 minute.
Despott approaches the ball. Despott makes a one-touch pass. Lorenzi approaches the ball. Lorenzi has a fantastic effort at goal. Tofan hopelessly throws himself behind the ball. Post!
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Malta - Ukraina 4:2

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 55%, Ukraina 45%.
Malta - Ukraina 4:2