U.A.E.		Malta
finnbol	Tactics	NT MALTA
44%	Possession	56%
66%	Play in the half	34%
3	Shots	19
2	Fouls	4
0	Yellow cards	0
1	Red cards	0
2	Offsides	1
72.4	average mark	75
formidable	Shooting	outstanding
formidable	Passing	outstanding
incredible	Defending	incredible

1 minute.
Al Awar lobs the ball high into the air. The ball is kicked out of play. Pavia approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Pepe just manages to reach the ball first. Pepe has a fantastic effort at goal.
What a tremendous chance!

16 minute.
Delceppo attempts to pass. Hamilton attempts to pass. Sansone takes over possession. Sansone shoots. bin Ali Faraj desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
U.A.E. - Malta 0:1

33 minute.
Esposito throws the ball in. Testa takes over possession. El Habib brutally fouls the opponent. The referee takes the red card out of his top pocket, El Habib goes straight to the changing room for an early bath.

33 minute.
The harmed player, Testa, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Esposito approaches the free-kick. He attempts a short pass. Testa takes over possession. Testa makes a sublime pass. Sansone just manages to reach the ball first. Sansone shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

34 minute.
Testa takes over possession. Testa passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Sansone just manages to reach the ball first. Sansone shoots. Hasan Ichya tries to trap the ball. bin Ali Faraj palms the ball clear.

43 minute.
Esposito makes a sublime pass. Testa just manages to reach the ball first. Testa lobs the ball high into the air. Sansone takes over possession. Sansone shoots. bin Ali Faraj palms the ball clear.

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: U.A.E. 69%, Malta 31%.
U.A.E. - Malta 0:1

47 minute.
Al Awar takes over possession. The ball is kicked out of play. Pavia, swiftly takes the throw-in. Here comes Pepe, having a little trouble catching the ball. Pepe shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

53 minute.
Throw-in. Muto comes on to the pitch.

55 minute.
German attempts to pass. Testa just manages to reach the ball first. Testa makes a sublime pass. Pepe just manages to reach the ball first. Pepe has a fantastic effort at goal.
It was close.

61 minute.
Parisi wins the ball from behind. Parisi makes a sublime pass. Here comes Testa, having a little trouble catching the ball. Testa centers. Sansone rises up and heads the ball. bin Ali Faraj tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

66 minute.
Pavia makes a one-touch pass. Testa takes over possession. Testa makes an instep pass. Sansone approaches the ball. Sansone shoots. bin Ali Faraj palms the ball clear.

68 minute.
Esposito makes an instep pass. Testa just manages to reach the ball first. Testa ineptly catches the ball. Testa passes, it`s a high ball. Sansone makes a diving header. bin Ali Faraj tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

71 minute.
Pulo just manages to reach the ball first. Pulo centers. Mugri plays the ball through. El Habib approaches the ball. El Habib takes a swing and hits it... The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

74 minute.
Testa makes a sublime pass. Sansone just manages to reach the ball first. Malallah fouls inside the box. Penalty! Sansone was harmed in the clash. Sansone places the ball on the spot. He tries not to look in the keeper`s eyes and then shoots. The ball dips, but not enough, it clips the bar.

77 minute.
Abdu Mugri throws the ball in. Mugri attempts to pass. Abdu Mugri centers. El Habib gets his head on it. Miceli hopelessly throws himself behind the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
U.A.E. - Malta 1:1

80 minute.
Esposito attempts to pass. Here comes Testa, having a little trouble catching the ball. Testa plays the ball through. Sansone just manages to reach the ball first. Sansone takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

87 minute.
Pavia makes a sublime pass. Testa just manages to reach the ball first. Testa attempts to pass. Sansone takes over possession. Sansone shoots. The keeper makes a terrible mistake, losing an easy ball. Post!

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: U.A.E. 63%, Malta 37%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
U.A.E. - Malta 1:1