Skip to content
Play MFF
This season

Play MFF

My MFF

Premier League
Football stats
Clubs
UEFA
Top leagues
World football

FIFA World Cup Qualification · Wed 24 Mar 2021

Malta
1–3 Full time
Russia
  • Joseph Mbong 56'
  • Artem Dzyuba 23'
  • Mário Fernandes 35'
  • Aleksandr Sobolev 89'

The story

Russia won 3-1 away to Malta in the FIFA World Cup Qualification, matchday 1.

Malta's goal came from Joseph Mbong (56'); Artem Dzyuba (23'), Mário Fernandes (35') and Aleksandr Sobolev (89') replied for Russia.

It was 0-2 at half-time.

Russia had 55% of the ball and 11 shots to Malta's 9.

Written from the match data (Statorium).

Match stats

Malta Russia

45%Possession55%
9Shots11
5On target4
1Corners5
13Fouls10
1Offsides4
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

Statorium.

Key moments

  1. 23' Artem Dzyuba Goal · Russia 0-1 Assist: Daniil Fomin
  2. 35' Mário Fernandes Goal · Russia 0-2 Assist: Artem Dzyuba
  3. 56' Joseph Mbong Goal · Malta 1-2
  4. 89' Aleksandr Sobolev Goal · Russia 1-3 Assist: Aleksey Miranchuk

Line-ups

Malta

  1. Henry BonelloGoalkeeper
  2. Steve BorgDefender
  3. Kurt ShawDefender
  4. Andrei Agiusoff 88'Defender
  5. Teddy TeumaMidfielder
  6. Ryan Camenzulioff 86'Midfielder
  7. Matthew GuillaumierMidfielder
  8. Bjorn Kristensenoff 74'Midfielder
  9. Joseph MbongForward
  10. Jurgen Degabrieleoff 46'Forward
  11. Luke Montebellooff 46'Forward

Subs used: Paul Mbong (46'), Alexander Satariano (46'), Stephen Pisani (74'), Juan Corbalan (86'), Kyrian Nwoko (88')

Russia

  1. Anton ShuninGoalkeeper
  2. Mário FernandesDefender
  3. Georgiy DzhikiyaDefender
  4. Andrey SemenovDefender
  5. Vyacheslav KaravaevDefender
  6. Aleksandr GolovinMidfielder
  7. Daler Kuzyaevoff 78'Midfielder
  8. Daniil Fominoff 57'Midfielder
  9. Ilzat AkhmetovMidfielder
  10. Artem Dzyubaoff 83'Forward
  11. Aleksey Ionovoff 57'Forward

Subs used: Aleksey Miranchuk (57'), Rifat Zhemaletdinov (57'), Andrey Mostovoy (78'), Aleksandr Sobolev (83')

Full timeline

Every goal and card (6)
  1. 23' ⚽ Artem Dzyubaassist Daniil Fomin
  2. 35' ⚽ Mário Fernandesassist Artem Dzyuba
  3. 56' ⚽ Joseph Mbong
  4. 62' 🟨 Rifat Zhemaletdinov
  5. 89' ⚽ Aleksandr Sobolevassist Aleksey Miranchuk
  6. 90+2' 🟨 Juan Corbalan

Head to head

0Malta wins0Draws1Russia wins

Last 1 meetings

More on Malta and Russia

Play MFF Daily in your inbox

A new football quiz every morning at 7, with yesterday's answers. Free, and one click to stop.