Match Events
- 5′Cyprus, yellow card:Costas SoteriouFoul
- 18′Malta, yellow card:Foul
- 40′Cyprus, red card:Costas SoteriouSimulation
- 43′Malta, goal:1–0assist
- 45+4′Cyprus, yellow card:Fotis PapoulisArgument
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′Malta, goal:2–0assist
- 50′Malta, yellow card:Foul
- 54′Malta, goal:3–0
- 58′Malta, yellow card:Simulation
- 58′Cyprus, substitution:offF. Papoulis
- 58′Cyprus, substitution:off
- 59′Malta, substitution:off
- 59′Malta, substitution:off
- 59′Cyprus, substitution:offD. Christofi
- 64′Cyprus, substitution:offM. Antoniades
- 70′Malta, substitution:off
- 70′Malta, substitution:off
- 71′Cyprus, substitution:offC. Kyriakou
- 85′Malta, substitution:off
- Full-time3 – 0
Lineups
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Malta
3-4-2-1
7.50
Average match ratingMalta +1.10
6.40
Cyprus
3-4-3
Referee
Fabio Maresca
Ta'Qali National Stadium
Key Stats
74%Possession26%
–Expected Goals–
9Shots5
5Shots on Target3
1Corners4
90%Pass Accuracy69%
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Match report
Malta vs Cyprus — the facts
Malta beat Cyprus 3–0 (half-time 1–0).
Malta met Cyprus in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Group Stage - 4). Kick-off was Wednesday, 1 September 2021, 18:45 UTC at Ta'Qali National Stadium. Referee: Fabio Maresca.
Team pages: Malta · Cyprus · World Cup - Qualification Europe
Key moments
- 40' Red card: Costas Soteriou
- 43' Goal: Cain Attard (assist: Joseph Mbong) — 1–0
- 46' Goal: Joseph Mbong (assist: Teddy Teuma) — 2–0
- 54' Goal: Cain Attard — 3–0
Starting line-ups
Malta (3-4-2-1)
Cyprus (3-4-3)
- 22 Neofytos Michael
- 3 M. Antoniades
- 5 K. Sotiriou
- 2 Andreas Karo
- 4 Nicholas Ioannou
- 18 Kostakis Artymatas
- 8 C. Kyriakou
- 16 Paris Psaltis
- 23 Ioannis Pittas
- 9 D. Christofi
- 15 F. Papoulis
About this match
On this page: the Malta vs Cyprus 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 Cyprus team pages or the World Cup - Qualification Europe page.