Malta vs Scotland: result 1-5 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification Europe1st Round - 1Kick-off on September 4, 2016 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Ta'Qali National Stadium, Ta'Qali
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What was the result of Malta vs Scotland?
Scotland won 1-5 on September 4, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 9′R. SnodgrassScotland
- 13′A. EffiongMalta
- 53′C. MartinScotland
- 61′R. SnodgrassScotland (pen.)
- 78′S. FletcherScotland
- 84′R. SnodgrassScotland
Official lineup for Malta vs Scotland
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Malta
5-3-2- 19A. Effiong
- 13A. Schembri
- 11L. Gambin
- 8P. Fenech
- 4Gareth Sciberras
- 16R. Scicluna
- 15S. Borg
- 5A. Agius
- 3J. Zerafa
- 2Jonathan Caruana
- 1Andrew Hogg
Scotland
4-4-2- 9C. Martin
- 8O. Burke
- 11M. Ritchie
- 6B. Bannan
- 10R. Snodgrass
- 7Darren Fletcher
- 2C. Paterson
- 3A. Robertson
- 5G. Hanley
- 4Russell Martin
- 1D. Marshall
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Malta sit 4th in World Cup - Qualification Europe (5 points from 8 matches) and Scotland sit 1st (13 points from 6 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ScotlandGroup C | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | MaltaGroup G | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 5 |
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