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Match date: 10-01-2019 07:00

Match length: 99 Minutes

U21 Malta
vs.
U21 Bulgaria

Match date: 10-01-2019 07:00

Match length: 99 Minutes

U21 Malta vs. U21 Bulgaria: 2-8

U21 Malta

 
No Po Pl R
1 1 Gk C. De Stefano       0.70
2 2 De K. Arcidiacono       1.26
24 3 De 51' T. Carbone       -3.32
4 4 De S. Sammut       1.82
22 5 De A. Schembri Zerafa       -0.70
5 6 De W. Scarparo       -1.75
6 7 Mf A. Alden   1.80
11 8 Mf P. Calamatta       2.70
7 9 Mf J. Manchè     1 5.25
15 10 St C. Depiro       4.26
9 11 St G. Calì 1 6.59
10 12 Su D. Sansone       0.00
16 13 De 51' I. Xuereb       -1.99
33 14 Su S. Aguis       0.00
12 15 Su J. Paul Bonett       0.00
28 16 Su B. Moncado       0.00
No: Shirt number
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
Pl: Player name
Yellow card
Second yellow card
Red card
Injury
Goals
Own Goal
R: Rating

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Match Facts MT BG
Goals 2 8
Injuries 0 0
Yellow cards 2 0
Red cards 0 0
Free kicks 2 4
Penalty kicks 0 0
Corners 0 1
Shots on target 4 15
Possession 50% 50%
 
No Po Pl R
5 1 Gk B. Kefirov       3.51
6 2 De 71' K. Dikanchev       4.28
16 3 De B. Gardakov       6.87
4 4 De S. Krusharov       3.65
12 5 Mf Z. Pashin       6.60
2 6 Mf B. Kusev       5.97
22 7 Mf Z. Dodov     1 6.89
10 8 Mf M. Dinekov       5.20
19 9 St V. Chemshirov     3 12.37
21 10 St G. Chilov       5.26
23 11 St N. Petrovski     4 15.78
3 12 De 71' V. Buzov       0.61
1 13 Su S. Nedev       0.00
7 14 Su O. Shtiliyanov       0.00
No: Shirt number
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
Pl: Player name
Yellow card
Second yellow card
Red card
Injury
Goals
Own Goal
R: Rating

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Match Report

National Stadium
Spectators: 10301 (Terracing: 7726, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Antoine Schembri Zerafa hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. 13 minutes into the match, U21 Bulgaria's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Calì came free, but Bogdan Kefirov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bogdan Kefirov was a little too slow when Gabriel Calì got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 15th minute. The score was now 1-0. U21 Malta's Cedric De Stefano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valkan Chemshirov in the 23rd minute of play. After 28 minutes U21 Malta's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Krum Dikanchev who took care of the corner kick. 34 minutes into the match, U21 Bulgaria's goalkeeper Bogdan Kefirov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christopher Depiro. Cedric De Stefano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valkan Chemshirov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 43 minutes, Nayden Petrovski put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Cedric De Stefano. After a rather tough play, U21 Malta's Gabriel Calì got a free kick in the 45th minute. After the first half U21 Bulgaria were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

U21 Malta's Ismael Xuereb was substituted for Tyron Carbone. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nayden Petrovski made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Nayden Petrovski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cedric De Stefano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Gabriel Calì had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andrea Alden's late challenge caught a U21 Bulgaria's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Andrea Alden helped the player get up and apologised. Andrea Alden hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. U21 Malta's Cedric De Stefano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 57th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Malta from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as U21 Bulgaria's Nayden Petrovski slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cedric De Stefano. That made the score 1-4 after 63 minutes of play. 73 minutes into the match, Valkan Chemshirov notched a goal, 1-6, to the right of U21 Malta's Cedric De Stefano. Cedric De Stefano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to U21 Bulgaria getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Nayden Petrovski hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mircho Dinekov got free with Cedric De Stefano in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Nayden Petrovski kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Bogdan Kefirov didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jesred Manchè went, in the 91st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-7 was the resulting score. Gabriel Calì charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gabriel Calì the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of U21 Bulgaria booed when U21 Malta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel Calì didn't get a good kick on the ball. 97 minutes into the game, U21 Bulgaria's Valkan Chemshirov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cedric De Stefano made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-8. The U21 Malta supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching U21 Bulgaria's performance. The match ended with a win for U21 Bulgaria.

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U21 Malta

No  Pl Po G Sh SOT Pa   Ta   SV In
1  C. De Stefano
1.  C. De Stefano (Gk)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 9   (22%)
Ta 0
SV 7
In 0
Gk 0 0 0 9 22% 0 7 0
2  K. Arcidiacono
2.  K. Arcidiacono (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 8   (50%)
Ta 3   (67%)
SV 0
In 9
De 0 0 0 8 50% 3 67% 0 9
24  T. Carbone
24.  T. Carbone (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 3   (33%)
Ta 6   (33%)
SV 0
In 3
De 0 0 0 3 33% 6 33% 0 3
4  S. Sammut
4.  S. Sammut (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 3   (33%)
Ta 7   (14%)
SV 0
In 17
De 0 0 0 3 33% 7 14% 0 17
22  A. Schembri Zerafa
22.  A. Schembri Zerafa (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 14   (79%)
Ta 7   (43%)
SV 0
In 5
De 0 0 0 14 79% 7 43% 0 5
5  W. Scarparo
5.  W. Scarparo (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 15   (47%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
De 0 0 0 15 47% 1 0% 0 0
6  A. Alden
6.  A. Alden (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 10   (40%)
Ta 4   (50%)
SV 0
In 1
Mf 0 0 0 10 40% 4 50% 0 1
11  P. Calamatta
11.  P. Calamatta (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 4   (50%)
Ta 2   (50%)
SV 0
In 0
Mf 0 0 0 4 50% 2 50% 0 0
7  J. Manchè
7.  J. Manchè (Mf)
G 1
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 9   (44%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 1
Mf 1 1 1 9 44% 0 0 1
15  C. Depiro
15.  C. Depiro (St)
G 0
Sh 2
SOT 1
Pa 7   (57%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
St 0 2 1 7 57% 0 0 0
9  G. Calì
9.  G. Calì (St)
G 1
Sh 3
SOT 2
Pa 10   (80%)
Ta 5   (60%)
SV 0
In 0
St 1 3 2 10 80% 5 60% 0 0
10  D. Sansone
10.  D. Sansone (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16  I. Xuereb
16.  I. Xuereb (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 3   (67%)
Ta 3   (67%)
SV 0
In 4
De 0 0 0 3 67% 3 67% 0 4
33  S. Aguis
33.  S. Aguis (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12  J. Paul Bonett
12.  J. Paul Bonett (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28  B. Moncado
28.  B. Moncado (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Total
G 2
Sh 6
SOT 4
Pa 95 (53%)
Ta 38 (42%)
SV 7
In 40
Total   2 6 4 95 53% 38 42% 7 40
No: Shirt number
Pl: Player name
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
G: Goals
Sh: Shots
SOT: Shots on target
Pa: Passes
Ta: Tackles
SV: Saves
In: Interceptions

U21 Bulgaria

No  Pl Po G Sh SOT Pa   Ta   SV In
5  B. Kefirov
5.  B. Kefirov (Gk)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 4   (75%)
Ta 0
SV 2
In 0
Gk 0 0 0 4 75% 0 2 0
6  K. Dikanchev
6.  K. Dikanchev (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 5   (80%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 7
De 0 0 0 5 80% 0 0 7
16  B. Gardakov
16.  B. Gardakov (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 13   (69%)
Ta 4   (75%)
SV 0
In 14
De 0 0 0 13 69% 4 75% 0 14
4  S. Krusharov
4.  S. Krusharov (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 5   (60%)
Ta 3   (33%)
SV 0
In 4
De 0 0 0 5 60% 3 33% 0 4
12  Z. Pashin
12.  Z. Pashin (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 14   (64%)
Ta 6   (50%)
SV 0
In 7
Mf 0 0 0 14 64% 6 50% 0 7
2  B. Kusev
2.  B. Kusev (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 10   (60%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 4
Mf 0 0 0 10 60% 0 0 4
22  Z. Dodov
22.  Z. Dodov (Mf)
G 1
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 6   (17%)
Ta 2   (100%)
SV 0
In 3
Mf 1 1 1 6 17% 2 100% 0 3
10  M. Dinekov
10.  M. Dinekov (Mf)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 13   (46%)
Ta 3   (67%)
SV 0
In 5
Mf 0 1 1 13 46% 3 67% 0 5
19  V. Chemshirov
19.  V. Chemshirov (St)
G 3
Sh 7
SOT 7
Pa 9   (44%)
Ta 8   (50%)
SV 0
In 1
St 3 7 7 9 44% 8 50% 0 1
21  G. Chilov
21.  G. Chilov (St)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 11   (64%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
St 0 0 0 11 64% 0 0 0
23  N. Petrovski
23.  N. Petrovski (St)
G 4
Sh 7
SOT 6
Pa 5   (60%)
Ta 8   (25%)
SV 0
In 0
St 4 7 6 5 60% 8 25% 0 0
3  V. Buzov
3.  V. Buzov (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
De 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1  S. Nedev
1.  S. Nedev (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7  O. Shtiliyanov
7.  O. Shtiliyanov (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Total
G 8
Sh 16
SOT 15
Pa 95 (58%)
Ta 34 (50%)
SV 2
In 45
Total   8 16 15 95 58% 34 50% 2 45
No: Shirt number
Pl: Player name
Po: Position
Gk: Goalkeeper
De: Defender
Mf: Midfielder
St: Striker
Su: Substitute
G: Goals
Sh: Shots
SOT: Shots on target
Pa: Passes
Ta: Tackles
SV: Saves
In: Interceptions