EURO 2024: Qualification

• Second Half
• 94'
  Italy with a deserved victory after a fine display
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  94'
  That's it! The referee blows the final whistle
• 94'
  Today's attendance is 16015
• 94'
  Ball possession: Malta: 33%, Italy: 67%.
• 94'
  Vincenzo Grifo fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box
• 94'
  Italy are trying to create something here.
• 93'
  Bryan Cristante wins an air challenge against Kyrian Nwoko

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  93'
  Gianluca Scamacca is penalised for pushing Stefen Borg
• 93'
  Stefen Borg makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 93'
  Italy take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
• 92'
  Kyrian Nwoko wins an air challenge against Bryan Cristante
• 92'
  Goal kick for Malta
• 91'
  Space opens up for Gianluca Scamacca but his finish goes wide of the target. Could have done better there.
• 91'
  Matteo Politano creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
• 91'
  Italy take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
• 91'
  The fourth official shows there are [3] minute(s) of time to be added
• 90'
  Bryan Cristante wins an air challenge against Kyrian Nwoko
• 90'
  Ball possession: Malta: 34%, Italy: 66%.
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  90'
  Gianluca Scamacca is penalised for pushing Juan Corbolan
• 90'
  James Brown from Malta intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
• 89'
  Italy are trying to create something here.
• 89'
  Malta take a throw-in in their own half of the field
• 88'
  Italy are in control of the ball.
• 88'
  Matthew Guillaumier makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 87'
  Goal kick for Malta
• 86'
  Joseph Mbong from Malta intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
• 86'
  Italy are in control of the ball.
• 85'
  Ball possession: Malta: 35%, Italy: 65%.
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  85'
  Matteo Pessina from Italy goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Zak Muskat
• 84'
  Italy take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
• 84'
  The match resumes with a drop ball
• 84'
  Ferdinando Apap is leaving the field to be replaced by James Brown in a tactical substitution.
• 83'
  Giorgio Scalvini is leaving the field to be replaced by Rafael Toloi in a tactical substitution.
• 83'
  Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.
• 82'
  Safe hands from Henry Bonello as he comes out and claims the ball
• 81'
  Gianluigi Donnarumma from Italy intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
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  81'
  Teddy Teuma swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
• 80'
  Ball possession: Malta: 35%, Italy: 65%.
• 80'
  Palmieri Emerson successfully blocks the shot
• 80'
  A shot by Joseph Mbong is blocked
• 80'
  Yankam Yannick creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
• 80'
  Malta with a potentially dangerous attack.
• 80'
  Malta take a throw-in in their own half of the field
• 79'
  Goal kick for Malta
• 78'
  Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.
• 78'
  Vincenzo Grifo from Italy tries to score from outside the penalty box, but the shot is nowhere near the target.
• 78'
  Italy are trying to create something here.
• 78'
  Vincenzo Grifo makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 77'
  Italy take a throw-in in their own half of the field
• 77'
  Alessio Romagnoli from Italy intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
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  77'
  Darmian Matteo is penalised for pushing Juan Corbolan
• 76'
  Nikolai Muscat is leaving the field to be replaced by Teddy Teuma in a tactical substitution.
• 76'
  Jodi Jones is leaving the field to be replaced by Shaun Dimech in a tactical substitution.
• 75'
  Ball possession: Malta: 36%, Italy: 64%.
• 74'
  Gianluigi Donnarumma from Italy intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
• 74'
  Joseph Mbong relieves the pressure with a clearance
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  73'
  Zak Muskat is penalised for pushing Matteo Pessina
• 71'
  Italy are in control of the ball.
• 71'
  Vincenzo Grifo makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 70'
  Malta are trying to create something here.
• 70'
  Italy take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
• 70'
  Ball possession: Malta: 37%, Italy: 63%.
• 70'
  Goal kick for Malta
• 69'
  A chance presents itself to Giorgio Scalvini from Italy but his header goes wide
• 69'
  Gianluca Scamacca volleys a shot on target, but Henry Bonello is on hand to save it
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  69'
  Matteo Politano from Italy swings in the corner from the right.
• 69'
  Zak Muskat relieves the pressure with a clearance
• 68'
  Italy are trying to create something here.
• 68'
  Goal kick for Italy
• 68'
  A chance presents itself to Matthew Guillaumier from Malta but his header goes wide
• 67'
  The cross by Nikolai Muscat from Malta successfully finds a teammate in the box.
• 67'
  Sandro Tonali is leaving the field to be replaced by Marco Verratti in a tactical substitution.
• 67'
  Mateo Retegui is leaving the field to be replaced by Gianluca Scamacca in a tactical substitution.
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  66'
  Bryan Cristante is penalised for pushing Jodi Jones
• 65'
  Ferdinando Apap makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 65'
  Vincenzo Grifo makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 65'
  Malta take a throw-in in their own half of the field
• 65'
  Ball possession: Malta: 37%, Italy: 63%.
• 64'
  Cain Attard is leaving the field to be replaced by Zak Muskat in a tactical substitution.
• 64'
  Italy take a throw-in in their own half of the field
• 64'
  Alexander Satariano is leaving the field to be replaced by Kyrian Nwoko in a tactical substitution.
• 63'
  Malta are trying to create something here.
• 62'
  Joseph Mbong makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 62'
  Italy are in control of the ball.
• 61'
  Henry Bonello from Malta intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
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  61'
  Matteo Politano swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
• 60'
  Yankam Yannick relieves the pressure with a clearance
• 60'
  Ball possession: Malta: 37%, Italy: 63%.
• 60'
  Bryan Cristante makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 60'
  Cain Attard makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 59'
  Italy take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
• 58'
  Bryan Cristante tries his luck from distance but his effort ends up safely in the hands of Henry Bonello
• 58'
  Italy are trying to create something here.
• 57'
  Darmian Matteo relieves the pressure with a clearance
• 57'
  Palmieri Emerson successfully blocks the shot
• 57'
  A shot by Matthew Guillaumier is blocked
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  57'
  Jodi Jones from Malta swings in the corner from the right.
• 56'
  Darmian Matteo successfully blocks the shot
• 56'
  A shot by Jodi Jones is blocked
• 56'
  Joseph Mbong makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
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  56'
  Jodi Jones is penalised for pushing Darmian Matteo
• 56'
  Ball possession: Malta: 37%, Italy: 63%.
• 55'
  Goal kick for Malta
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  54'
  Giorgio Scalvini is given a yellow card for pushing an opponent
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  54'
  Giorgio Scalvini is penalised for pushing Juan Corbolan
• 53'
  Goal kick for Malta
• 53'
  Italy take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
• 52'
  Mateo Retegui wins an air challenge against Stefen Borg
• 52'
  Italy are trying to create something here.
• 52'
  Goal kick for Malta
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  52'
  Matteo Politano from Italy swings in the corner from the right.
• 51'
  Stefen Borg from Malta intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
• 51'
  Stefen Borg from Malta intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
• 51'
  Stefen Borg wins an air challenge against Mateo Retegui
• 51'
  Italy take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
• 50'
  Ball possession: Malta: 38%, Italy: 62%.
• 49'
  Goal kick for Italy
• 49'
  Space opens up for Juan Corbolan but his finish goes wide of the target. Could have done better there.
• 49'
  Darmian Matteo successfully blocks the shot
• 49'
  A shot by Juan Corbolan is blocked
• 49'
  Malta with a potentially dangerous attack.
• 49'
  Matteo Politano relieves the pressure with a clearance
• 49'
  Malta take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
• 48'
  Italy take a throw-in in their own half of the field
• 47'
  Malta take a throw-in in their own half of the field
• 47'
  Darmian Matteo makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
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  47'
  Bryan Cristante from Italy goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Yankam Yannick
• 46'
  Goal kick for Malta
• 46'
  Space opens up for Mateo Retegui but his finish goes wide of the target. Could have done better there.
• 46'
  The cross by Palmieri Emerson from Italy successfully finds a teammate in the box.
• 46'
  Italy are trying to create something here.
• 46'
  Giovanni Di Lorenzo is leaving the field to be replaced by Darmian Matteo in a tactical substitution.
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  46'
  The second half is underway

• First Half
• 49'
  Italy has been the better team in this half
• 49'
  It's over! The referee blows for half time
• 49'
  Ball possession: Malta: 36%, Italy: 64%.
• 48'
  Cain Attard relieves the pressure with a clearance
• 48'
  Italy take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
• 48'
  VAR CHECK OVER - No further actions have been taken after the VAR check.
• 48'
  VAR - PENALTY ! - The referee has stopped the play. VAR check in progress, a potential penalty situation.
• 47'
  Italy with a potentially dangerous attack.
• 47'
  Matteo Politano makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 47'
  Bryan Cristante makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 47'
  Goal kick for Malta
• 47'
  Juan Corbolan makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 46'
  Goal kick for Italy
• 46'
  A shot by Alexander Satariano is blocked
• 46'
  Malta are trying to create something here.
• 46'
  The fourth official shows there are [3] minute(s) of time to be added
• 45'
  Ball possession: Malta: 36%, Italy: 64%.
• 45'
  Palmieri Emerson makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 44'
  Cain Attard relieves the pressure with a clearance
• 44'
  The cross by Giovanni Di Lorenzo from Italy successfully finds a teammate in the box.
• 44'
  Malta take a throw-in in their own half of the field
• 44'
  Cain Attard makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 43'
  Italy take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
• 43'
  Goal kick for Malta
• 42'
  Vincenzo Grifo fails to find the target with a shot from outside the box
• 42'
  Cain Attard from Malta intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
• 42'
  Italy are in control of the ball.
• 41'
  Henry Bonello from Malta intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
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  41'
  Matteo Politano swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
• 40'
  Juan Corbolan relieves the pressure with a clearance
• 40'
  Alexander Satariano from Malta intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
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  40'
  Vincenzo Grifo swings in the ball from a corner on the left, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
• 40'
  Ball possession: Malta: 37%, Italy: 63%.
• 40'
  Cain Attard successfully blocks the shot
• 40'
  A shot by Giovanni Di Lorenzo is blocked
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  40'
  Vincenzo Grifo from Italy swings in the corner from the left.
• 39'
  Ferdinando Apap from Malta intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
• 39'
  Matteo Pessina makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 38'
  Alessio Romagnoli wins an air challenge against Nikolai Muscat
• 37'
  Italy are in control of the ball.
• 
  36'
  Giovanni Di Lorenzo is shown a yellow card by the referee
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  36'
  The referee signals a free kick as Giovanni Di Lorenzo from Italy trips Yankam Yannick
• 36'
  Yankam Yannick makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 36'
  Italy take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
• 35'
  Juan Corbolan relieves the pressure with a clearance
• 35'
  Italy are trying to create something here.
• 35'
  Matteo Pessina makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 35'
  Ball possession: Malta: 40%, Italy: 60%.
• 35'
  Malta take a throw-in in their own half of the field
• 34'
  Malta take a throw-in in their own half of the field
• 34'
  Cain Attard relieves the pressure with a clearance
• 34'
  The cross by Matteo Politano from Italy successfully finds a teammate in the box.
• 34'
  Italy take a throw-in in their own half of the field
• 33'
  Joseph Mbong makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 33'
  Mateo Retegui makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 33'
  Nikolai Muscat makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 33'
  Goal kick for Malta
• 32'
  Space opens up for Mateo Retegui but his finish goes wide of the target. Could have done better there.
• 32'
  The cross by Palmieri Emerson from Italy successfully finds a teammate in the box.
• 31'
  Italy take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
• 31'
  VAR CHECK OVER - No further actions have been taken after the VAR check.
• 31'
  VAR - PENALTY ! - The referee has stopped the play. VAR check in progress, a potential penalty situation.
• 31'
  Cain Attard relieves the pressure with a clearance
• 31'
  Good effort by Vincenzo Grifo as he directs a shot on target, but Henry Bonello saves it
• 30'
  The cross by Giovanni Di Lorenzo from Italy successfully finds a teammate in the box.
• 30'
  Ball possession: Malta: 42%, Italy: 58%.
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  29'
  Alexander Satariano is penalised for pushing Alessio Romagnoli
• 28'
  Malta are in control of the ball.
• 28'
  GOAL STANDS! - After reviewing the situation, the referee decides that the goal for Italy stands.
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  28'
  VAR - GOAL! - The referee has stopped the play. VAR check in progress, pending goal situation.
• 27'
  Palmieri Emerson provided the assist for the goal.
• 27'
  Oh no. From a promising position Vincenzo Grifo from Italy miskicks completely. Opportunity wasted.
• 27'
  Palmieri Emerson creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
• 27'
  The cross by Matteo Politano from Italy successfully finds a teammate in the box.
• 27'
  Italy are trying to create something here.
• 27'
  Malta take a throw-in in their own half of the field
• 26'
  Goal kick for Malta
• 26'
  A chance presents itself to Giorgio Scalvini from Italy but his header goes wide
• 26'
  Giorgio Scalvini wins an air challenge against Matthew Guillaumier
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  26'
  Matteo Politano from Italy swings in the corner from the right.
• 25'
  Alexander Satariano from Malta intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
• 
  24'
  The referee signals a free kick as Nikolai Muscat from Malta trips Vincenzo Grifo
• 24'
  Alexander Satariano wins an air challenge against Alessio Romagnoli
• 24'
  Matthew Guillaumier wins an air challenge against Mateo Retegui
• 23'
  Malta take a throw-in in their own half of the field
• 23'
  Goal kick for Malta
• 22'
  Goal kick for Italy
• 22'
  Malta take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
• 22'
  Alessio Romagnoli relieves the pressure with a clearance
• 22'
  Malta take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
• 22'
  The game is restarted
• 22'
  Wilfried Gnonto is injured and is replaced by Vincenzo Grifo.
• 
  21'
  Wilfried Gnonto is injured and is taken off the field to receive medical treatment.
• 
  21'
  Wilfried Gnonto is down injured and receives medical treatment on the field.
• 21'
  Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.
• 20'
  Ball possession: Malta: 37%, Italy: 63%.
• 20'
  Matteo Pessina makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 19'
  Italy take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
• 19'
  Goal kick for Malta
• 19'
  Cain Attard successfully blocks the shot
• 19'
  A shot by Matteo Pessina is blocked
• 18'
  The cross by Giovanni Di Lorenzo from Italy successfully finds a teammate in the box.
• 18'
  Sandro Tonali makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 18'
  Italy take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
• 18'
  The game is restarted
• 18'
  Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.
• 17'
  Nikolai Muscat makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 17'
  Italy are trying to create something here.
• 17'
  Sandro Tonali makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 16'
  Malta are in control of the ball.
• 16'
  Italy managed to score the important first goal. Will they build on that?
• 15'
  Sandro Tonali provided the assist for the goal.
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  15'
  G O O O O A A A L - Mateo Retegui from Italy heads the ball from close range into the net.
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  15'
  Sandro Tonali from Italy swings in the corner from the left.
• 15'
  Ball possession: Malta: 34%, Italy: 66%.
• 15'
  Alessio Romagnoli tries his luck from distance but his effort ends up safely in the hands of Henry Bonello
• 14'
  Bryan Cristante makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 14'
  Nikolai Muscat from Malta intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
• 14'
  Palmieri Emerson makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 13'
  Italy are in control of the ball.
• 12'
  Alexander Satariano makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 12'
  Italy are trying to create something here.
• 12'
  Sandro Tonali makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 12'
  Malta take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
• 11'
  Goal kick for Malta
• 11'
  The game is restarted
• 11'
  Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.
• 10'
  Italy take a throw-in in their own half of the field
• 10'
  Ball possession: Malta: 35%, Italy: 65%.
• 
  10'
  Juan Corbolan is penalised for pushing Matteo Politano
• 
  9'
  The referee signals a free kick as Sandro Tonali from Italy trips Matthew Guillaumier
• 9'
  Juan Corbolan makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 8'
  Italy are in control of the ball.
• 7'
  Giovanni Di Lorenzo wins an air challenge against Jodi Jones
• 
  7'
  Giovanni Di Lorenzo from Italy is ruled offside
• 7'
  Italy are trying to create something here.
• 7'
  Wilfried Gnonto makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 6'
  Yankam Yannick sends a header towards goal, but Gianluigi Donnarumma is there to comfortably save it
• 
  6'
  Jodi Jones from Malta swings in the corner from the right.
• 5'
  Good effort by Alexander Satariano as he directs a shot on target, but Gianluigi Donnarumma saves it
• 5'
  Malta with a potentially dangerous attack.
• 5'
  Joseph Mbong creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
• 5'
  Ball possession: Malta: 50%, Italy: 50%.
• 5'
  Cain Attard makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 5'
  Matteo Pessina makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 
  4'
  Yankam Yannick comes back onto the field.
• 4'
  The match resumes with a drop ball
• 
  4'
  Yankam Yannick is injured and is taken off the field to receive medical treatment.
• 
  3'
  Yankam Yannick is down injured and receives medical treatment on the field.
• 2'
  Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.
• 
  2'
  The referee signals a free kick as Yankam Yannick from Malta trips Matteo Politano
• 2'
  Mateo Retegui makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
• 2'
  Malta take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
• 1'
  Welcome to tonights game where the floodlight surrounds the pitch.
• 1'
  The pitch is in good condition today allowing for more technical play
• 1'
  Malta kick-off, and the game is underway.
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  The referee starts the match

• Before Match
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  Welcome to today's crucial game from Ta' Qali. We are awaiting the arrival of both teams, in anticipation of a great match!

Forecasts 146

Malta 2.1% (3)

X 0.7% (1)

Italy 97.3% (142)

All forecasts

Tip from liveresult

• 2.07 Italy wins with a handicap (-2.5) goals
• 1.95 Italy's individual total of corners in the first half is more than 3.5
• 2.04 The victory of the Italian national team with a handicap of -2.5 goals
• 1.48 The Maltese national team will score - no