Match date: 12-02-2020 20:00

Match length: 95 Minutes

U21 Malta
vs.
U21 Netherlands

Match date: 12-02-2020 20:00

Match length: 95 Minutes

U21 Malta vs. U21 Netherlands: 0-5

U21 Malta

 
No Po Pl R
1 1 Gk B. Micallef       5.13
22 2 De M. Galea Testaferrata       2.54
4 3 De H. Trigona       2.26
9 4 De M. Testaferrata Viani       2.89
39 5 Mf M. Montebello       4.54
24 6 Mf A. Said       2.93
23 7 Mf D. Gambin       4.75
37 8 Mf C. Savona       3.54
19 9 Mf A. Tufignio       3.91
21 10 St N. Stivala       4.26
16 11 St G. Seychell   3.59
2 12 Su M. Sammut Castelletti       0.00
40 13 Su A. Pace       0.00
12 14 Su M. Cesareo       0.00
5 15 Su L. Valletta       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 NL
Goals 0 5
Injuries 0 0
Yellow cards 1 0
Red cards 0 0
Free kicks 5 4
Penalty kicks 0 0
Corners 0 1
Shots on target 5 18
Possession 42% 58%
 
No Po Pl R
11 1 Gk G. Buskes       10.01
25 2 De 65' B. Salens       7.88
7 3 De R. Meulman       8.58
3 4 De E. Zuidema       10.83
26 5 Mf F. Bont       9.51
31 6 Mf M. Nieuwburg       11.63
23 7 Mf R. Pruischer       7.46
21 8 Mf Thijs     1 11.08
28 9 Mf W. Lanting       11.00
5 10 St 65' B. Babeș     2 9.85
24 11 St 73' Humberto     1 7.33
16 12 St 65' R. Knuppel     1 4.68
9 13 De 65' S. Breugel       5.47
20 14 Su A. Huisingh       0.00
1 15 Su J. Brouwers       0.00
10 16 St 73' D. Zwinkels       2.16
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: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20)
U21 Malta's Glenn Seychell started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Godfried Buskes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nathan Stivala in the 4th minute of play. U21 Malta's Ben Micallef played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Humberto van der Stoel in the 6th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humberto van der Stoel in the 7th minute of play forced U21 Malta's goalkeeper Ben Micallef to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of U21 Netherlands booed when U21 Malta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Malcolm Montebello didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ben Micallef showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Babe Babeș in the 10th minute of the match. Humberto van der Stoel struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Ben Micallef didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Netherlands. In the 17th match minute, U21 Malta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carl Savona to maneuver through the defense. U21 Netherlands's Godfried Buskes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Netherlands from getting a goal against them. U21 Malta's Ben Micallef played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Babe Babeș in the 32nd minute of play. Emil Zuidema hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. In the 38th match minute, U21 Netherlands was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bill Salens to maneuver through the defense. Humberto van der Stoel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Ben Micallef tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 45th match minute, U21 Malta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Gambin to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Babe Babeș to make the kick off. 0-2 became the score in the 51st minute when Humberto van der Stoel elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Babe Babeș kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ben Micallef. That made the score 0-3 in the 54 minute of play. Thijs van der Schaaf hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. A collision led to U21 Netherlands getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Emil Zuidema hit a great ball. Alessio Said took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 60th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Godfried Buskes. U21 Netherlands's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ben Micallef showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Humberto van der Stoel, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 64thth minute of the game Babe Babeș who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Malta's Ben Micallef was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Glenn Seychell kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. U21 Netherlands's Ryan Knuppel was substituted for Babe Babeș. In the 66th minute, Glenn Seychell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 71 minutes into the game, Ryan Knuppel lined in a short shot 0-4 behind a frustrated Ben Micallef. U21 Netherlands's Dolf Zwinkels was substituted for Humberto van der Stoel. U21 Netherlands's Godfried Buskes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Glenn Seychell in the 75th minute of play. In the 80th minute Dolf Zwinkels shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ben Micallef saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 81 minutes U21 Malta's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Thijs van der Schaaf who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Thijs van der Schaaf got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Ben Micallef quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ryan Knuppel in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ben Micallef saved U21 Malta from getting behind. In the 86th minute Dolf Zwinkels shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ben Micallef saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thijs van der Schaaf took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ben Micallef. Ben Micallef dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ryan Knuppel in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ben Micallef saved U21 Malta from getting behind. Emil Zuidema hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. U21 Malta's Glenn Seychell got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the final whistle sounded U21 Netherlands left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than U21 Malta.

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U21 Malta

No  Pl Po G Sh SOT Pa   Ta   SV In
1  B. Micallef
1.  B. Micallef (Gk)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 15   (27%)
Ta 0
SV 13
In 0
Gk 0 0 0 15 27% 0 13 0
22  M. Galea Testaferrata
22.  M. Galea Testaferrata (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 5   (60%)
Ta 3   (67%)
SV 0
In 4
De 0 0 0 5 60% 3 67% 0 4
4  H. Trigona
4.  H. Trigona (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 5   (60%)
Ta 5   (40%)
SV 0
In 8
De 0 0 0 5 60% 5 40% 0 8
9  M. Testaferrata Viani
9.  M. Testaferrata Viani (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 15   (33%)
Ta 2   (50%)
SV 0
In 11
De 0 0 0 15 33% 2 50% 0 11
39  M. Montebello
39.  M. Montebello (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 14   (71%)
Ta 8   (38%)
SV 0
In 3
Mf 0 0 0 14 71% 8 38% 0 3
24  A. Said
24.  A. Said (Mf)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 2   (0%)
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Mf 0 1 1 2 0% 0 0 0
23  D. Gambin
23.  D. Gambin (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 9   (67%)
Ta 8   (38%)
SV 0
In 4
Mf 0 0 0 9 67% 8 38% 0 4
37  C. Savona
37.  C. Savona (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 4   (100%)
Ta 5   (40%)
SV 0
In 4
Mf 0 0 0 4 100% 5 40% 0 4
19  A. Tufignio
19.  A. Tufignio (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 8   (63%)
Ta 4   (50%)
SV 0
In 0
Mf 0 0 0 8 63% 4 50% 0 0
21  N. Stivala
21.  N. Stivala (St)
G 0
Sh 1
SOT 1
Pa 6   (67%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 1 1 6 67% 1 0% 0 0
16  G. Seychell
16.  G. Seychell (St)
G 0
Sh 4
SOT 3
Pa 10   (70%)
Ta 5   (40%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 4 3 10 70% 5 40% 0 0
2  M. Sammut Castelletti
2.  M. Sammut Castelletti (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40  A. Pace
40.  A. Pace (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12  M. Cesareo
12.  M. Cesareo (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  L. Valletta
5.  L. Valletta (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 0
Sh 6
SOT 5
Pa 93 (55%)
Ta 41 (41%)
SV 13
In 34
Total   0 6 5 93 55% 41 41% 13 34
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 Netherlands

No  Pl Po G Sh SOT Pa   Ta   SV In
11  G. Buskes
11.  G. Buskes (Gk)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 5   (60%)
Ta 0
SV 5
In 0
Gk 0 0 0 5 60% 0 5 0
25  B. Salens
25.  B. Salens (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 4   (50%)
Ta 2   (100%)
SV 0
In 4
De 0 0 0 4 50% 2 100% 0 4
7  R. Meulman
7.  R. Meulman (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 7   (57%)
Ta 8   (75%)
SV 0
In 2
De 0 0 0 7 57% 8 75% 0 2
3  E. Zuidema
3.  E. Zuidema (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 12   (100%)
Ta 11   (82%)
SV 0
In 7
De 0 0 0 12 100% 11 82% 0 7
26  F. Bont
26.  F. Bont (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 12   (75%)
Ta 1   (100%)
SV 0
In 6
Mf 0 0 0 12 75% 1 100% 0 6
31  M. Nieuwburg
31.  M. Nieuwburg (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 9   (100%)
Ta 2   (100%)
SV 0
In 6
Mf 0 0 0 9 100% 2 100% 0 6
23  R. Pruischer
23.  R. Pruischer (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 4   (100%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 2
Mf 0 0 0 4 100% 1 0% 0 2
21  Thijs
21.  Thijs (Mf)
G 1
Sh 2
SOT 2
Pa 30   (47%)
Ta 6   (67%)
SV 0
In 7
Mf 1 2 2 30 47% 6 67% 0 7
28  W. Lanting
28.  W. Lanting (Mf)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 15   (100%)
Ta 3   (33%)
SV 0
In 3
Mf 0 0 0 15 100% 3 33% 0 3
5  B. Babeș
5.  B. Babeș (St)
G 2
Sh 6
SOT 6
Pa 5   (40%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 2
St 2 6 6 5 40% 1 0% 0 2
24  Humberto
24.  Humberto (St)
G 1
Sh 7
SOT 5
Pa 4   (25%)
Ta 2   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
St 1 7 5 4 25% 2 0% 0 0
16  R. Knuppel
16.  R. Knuppel (St)
G 1
Sh 3
SOT 3
Pa 2   (0%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
St 1 3 3 2 0% 1 0% 0 0
9  S. Breugel
9.  S. Breugel (De)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 1   (100%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 3
De 0 0 0 1 100% 1 0% 0 3
20  A. Huisingh
20.  A. Huisingh (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1  J. Brouwers
1.  J. Brouwers (Su)
G 0
Sh 0
SOT 0
Pa 0
Ta 0
SV 0
In 0
Su 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10  D. Zwinkels
10.  D. Zwinkels (St)
G 0
Sh 2
SOT 2
Pa 2   (100%)
Ta 1   (0%)
SV 0
In 0
St 0 2 2 2 100% 1 0% 0 0
  Total
G 5
Sh 20
SOT 18
Pa 112 (70%)
Ta 40 (63%)
SV 5
In 42
Total   5 20 18 112 70% 40 63% 5 42
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