Match Events
- 23′Russia, goal:0–1assist
- 35′Russia, goal:0–2assist
- Half-time0 – 2
- 46′Malta, substitution:off
- 46′Malta, substitution:off
- 56′Malta, goal:1–2
- 57′Russia, substitution:off
- 57′Russia, substitution:A. Ionov
- 62′Russia, yellow card:Rifat ZhemaletdinovFoul
- 74′Malta, substitution:off
- 78′Russia, substitution:off
- 83′Russia, substitution:off
- 86′Malta, substitution:off
- 88′Malta, substitution:offA. Agius
- 89′Russia, goal:1–3assist
- 90+2′Malta, yellow card:Foul
- Full-time1 – 3
Lineups
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Malta
3-4-2-1
6.50
Average match ratingRussia +1.01
7.51
Russia
4-2-3-1
Referee
Peter Kjaersgaard-Andersen
Ta'Qali National Stadium
Key Stats
45%Possession55%
–Expected Goals–
9Shots11
5Shots on Target4
1Corners5
77%Pass Accuracy83%
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Match report
Malta vs Russia — the facts
Russia won 3–1 away against Malta (half-time 0–2).
Malta met Russia in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Group Stage - 1). Kick-off was Wednesday, 24 March 2021, 19:45 UTC at Ta'Qali National Stadium. Referee: Peter Kjaersgaard-Andersen.
Team pages: Malta · Russia · World Cup - Qualification Europe
Key moments
- 23' Goal: Artem Dzyuba (assist: Daniil Fomin) — 0–1
- 35' Goal: Mário Fernandes (assist: Artem Dzyuba) — 0–2
- 56' Goal: Joseph Mbong — 1–2
- 89' Goal: Aleksandr Sobolev (assist: Aleksey Miranchuk) — 1–3
Starting line-ups
Malta (3-4-2-1)
- 1 Henry Bonello
- 4 Steve Borg
- 15 A. Agius
- 2 Kurt Shaw
- 3 Ryan Camenzuli
- 6 Matthew Guillaumier
- 19 Bjørn Kristensen
- 7 Joseph Mbong
- 18 Jurgen Degabriele
- 17 Teddy Teuma
- 14 Luke Montebello
Russia (4-2-3-1)
- 1 A. Shunin
- 4 Vyacheslav Karavaev
- 14 Georgi Dzhikiya
- 5 A. Semenov
- 2 Mário Fernandes
- 8 Daniil Fomin
- 7 I. Akhmetov
- 20 A. Ionov
- 17 Aleksandr Golovin
- 23 Daler Kuzyaev
- 22 Artem Dzyuba
About this match
On this page: the Malta vs Russia final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Malta and Russia team pages or the World Cup - Qualification Europe page.