Postat 90 minutes plus 4
Match ends, Malta U21 0, Northern Ireland U21 4.
UEFA U21 Championship Qualification Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 26th September
UEFA U21 Championship Qualification Table
On Saturday 26th September
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Match Participants:
Group A
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Spain U21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 21 |
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2 Finland U21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 25 | 19 |
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3 Romania U21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
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4 Kosovo U21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 11 |
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5 Cyprus U21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 27 | -22 | 3 |
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6 San Marino U21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 42 | -42 | 0 |
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Group B
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Portugal U21 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 27 | 19 |
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2 Czech Republic U21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 15 |
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3 Bulgaria U21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
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4 Scotland U21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 11 |
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5 Azerbaijan U21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | -13 | 7 |
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6 Gibraltar U21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 37 | -36 | 0 |
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Group C
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 France U21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 17 |
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2 Switzerland U21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 17 |
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3 Faroe Islands U21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 12 |
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4 Iceland U21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 12 |
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5 Luxembourg U21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -12 | 4 |
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6 Estonia U21 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 2 |
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Group D
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 England U21 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 22 |
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2 Slovakia U21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 16 |
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3 Republic of Ireland U21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 14 |
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4 Andorra U21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 7 |
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5 Moldova U21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 5 |
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6 Kazakhstan U21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 4 |
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Group E
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Poland U21 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 21 | 24 |
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2 Italy U21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 21 |
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3 Montenegro U21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 10 |
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4 Sweden U21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 10 |
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5 North Macedonia U21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 6 |
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6 Armenia U21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 23 | -19 | 0 |
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- Northern Ireland U21, Position 3, Points 13
Group F
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Germany U21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 22 | 21 |
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2 Greece U21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 21 |
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3 Northern Ireland U21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 13 |
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4 Georgia U21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 |
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5 Latvia U21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 5 |
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6 Malta U21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 32 | -31 | 0 |
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Group G
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Norway U21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
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2 Bosnia-Herzegovina U21 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
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3 Israel U21 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 7 |
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4 Netherlands U21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 6 |
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5 Slovenia U21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 5 |
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Group H
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Croatia U21 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 16 |
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2 Turkey U21 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
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3 Ukraine U21 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 9 |
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4 Hungary U21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 3 |
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5 Lithuania U21 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -11 | 2 |
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Group I
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Belgium U21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 13 |
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2 Denmark U21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
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3 Austria U21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
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4 Wales U21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 20 | -14 | 6 |
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5 Belarus U21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 4 |
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Key
- Position 1 : Final Tournament
- Position 2 : Play-off
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Team Lineups
home team, Malta U21
Manager: Davide Mazzotta
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Pitch Formation
- Number1, Sargent, Goalkeeper
- Number11, Cross, DefenderNumber4, Vassallo, DefenderNumber3, Ellul, DefenderNumber19, Hili, Defender
- Number8, Lucas Caruana, Defensive Midfielder
- Number7, Attard, MidfielderNumber6, Andy Borg, MidfielderNumber9, Chukunyere, MidfielderNumber18, K. Fenech, Midfielder
- Number10, Brooklyn Borg, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number1, Sargent, GoalkeeperK. Sargent
- Number19, Hili, DefenderB. Hili
- Number3, Ellul, DefenderM. Ellul
- Number4, Vassallo, DefenderJ. Vassallo , Captain
- Number11, Cross, DefenderN. Cross , Yellow Card at 68 minutes
- Number8, Lucas Caruana, Defensive MidfielderL. Caruana
- Number18, K. Fenech, MidfielderKaiden Fenech , substituted for B. Buhagiar at 70 minutes
- Number9, Chukunyere, MidfielderI. Chukunyere , substituted for K. Bartolo at 70 minutes
- Number6, Andy Borg, MidfielderA. Borg , substituted for D. Letherby at 82 minutes
- Number7, Attard, MidfielderS. Attard , substituted for A. Bridgman at 70 minutes
- Number10, Brooklyn Borg, StrikerB. Borg , Yellow Card at 2 minutes, substituted for T. Zammit at 46 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Malta U21
- Number2, Abela, SubstituteD. Abela
- Number22, Bartolo, SubstituteK. Bartolo
- Number20, Bridgman, SubstituteA. Bridgman
- Number17, Buhagiar, SubstituteB. Buhagiar
- Number12, Frendo, SubstituteL. Frendo
- Number13, Gambin, SubstituteM. Gambin
- Number21, Letherby, SubstituteD. Letherby
- Number16, Micallef, SubstituteJ. Micallef
- Number15, Zammit, SubstituteT. Zammit
away team, Northern Ireland U21
Manager: Tommy Wright
Formation: 4 - 3 - 1 - 2
Pitch Formation
- Number1, McMullan, Goalkeeper
- Number2, Kearney, DefenderNumber14, Barr, DefenderNumber5, Briggs, DefenderNumber16, Inwood, Defender
- Number4, Patterson, Defensive MidfielderNumber8, Simpson, Defensive MidfielderNumber17, McCann, Defensive Midfielder
- Number9, Kirk, Attacking Midfielder
- Number7, Brannigan, StrikerNumber10, Kenny, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number1, McMullan, GoalkeeperS. McMullan
- Number16, Inwood, DefenderS. Inwood , substituted for C. Haughey at 65 minutes
- Number5, Briggs, DefenderJ. Briggs , Yellow Card at 30 minutes
- Number14, Barr, DefenderC. Barr
- Number2, Kearney, DefenderS. Kearney
- Number17, McCann, Defensive MidfielderB. McCann
- Number8, Simpson, Defensive MidfielderJ. Simpson
- Number4, Patterson, Defensive MidfielderJ. Patterson , substituted for R. Donnelly at 78 minutes
- Number9, Kirk, Attacking MidfielderM. Kirk , Captain, substituted for D. Moses at 78 minutes
- Number10, Kenny, StrikerE. Kenny , substituted for K. Thompson at 78 minutes
- Number7, Brannigan, StrikerC. Brannigan , substituted for C. Burnside at 66 minutes
away team, Northern Ireland U21
- Number12, Barnsley, SubstituteF. Barnsley
- Number20, Burnside, SubstituteC. Burnside
- Number19, Donnelly, SubstituteR. Donnelly
- Number23, Gracey, SubstituteJ. Gracey
- Number18, Haughey, SubstituteC. Haughey
- Number22, McGovern, SubstituteP. McGovern
- Number21, Moses, SubstituteD. Moses
- Number15, Orr, SubstituteM. Orr
- Number13, Thompson, SubstituteK. Thompson
home team, Malta U21
Manager: Davide Mazzotta
Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1
Pitch Formation
- Number1, Sargent, Goalkeeper
- Number11, Cross, DefenderNumber4, Vassallo, DefenderNumber3, Ellul, DefenderNumber19, Hili, Defender
- Number8, Lucas Caruana, Defensive Midfielder
- Number7, Attard, MidfielderNumber6, Andy Borg, MidfielderNumber9, Chukunyere, MidfielderNumber18, K. Fenech, Midfielder
- Number10, Brooklyn Borg, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number1, Sargent, GoalkeeperK. Sargent
- Number19, Hili, DefenderB. Hili
- Number3, Ellul, DefenderM. Ellul
- Number4, Vassallo, DefenderJ. Vassallo , Captain
- Number11, Cross, DefenderN. Cross , Yellow Card at 68 minutes
- Number8, Lucas Caruana, Defensive MidfielderL. Caruana
- Number18, K. Fenech, MidfielderKaiden Fenech , substituted for B. Buhagiar at 70 minutes
- Number9, Chukunyere, MidfielderI. Chukunyere , substituted for K. Bartolo at 70 minutes
- Number6, Andy Borg, MidfielderA. Borg , substituted for D. Letherby at 82 minutes
- Number7, Attard, MidfielderS. Attard , substituted for A. Bridgman at 70 minutes
- Number10, Brooklyn Borg, StrikerB. Borg , Yellow Card at 2 minutes, substituted for T. Zammit at 46 minutes
Substitutes
- Number2, Abela, SubstituteD. Abela
- Number22, Bartolo, SubstituteK. Bartolo
- Number20, Bridgman, SubstituteA. Bridgman
- Number17, Buhagiar, SubstituteB. Buhagiar
- Number12, Frendo, SubstituteL. Frendo
- Number13, Gambin, SubstituteM. Gambin
- Number21, Letherby, SubstituteD. Letherby
- Number16, Micallef, SubstituteJ. Micallef
- Number15, Zammit, SubstituteT. Zammit
away team, Northern Ireland U21
Manager: Tommy Wright
Formation: 4 - 3 - 1 - 2
Pitch Formation
- Number1, McMullan, Goalkeeper
- Number2, Kearney, DefenderNumber14, Barr, DefenderNumber5, Briggs, DefenderNumber16, Inwood, Defender
- Number4, Patterson, Defensive MidfielderNumber8, Simpson, Defensive MidfielderNumber17, McCann, Defensive Midfielder
- Number9, Kirk, Attacking Midfielder
- Number7, Brannigan, StrikerNumber10, Kenny, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number1, McMullan, GoalkeeperS. McMullan
- Number16, Inwood, DefenderS. Inwood , substituted for C. Haughey at 65 minutes
- Number5, Briggs, DefenderJ. Briggs , Yellow Card at 30 minutes
- Number14, Barr, DefenderC. Barr
- Number2, Kearney, DefenderS. Kearney
- Number17, McCann, Defensive MidfielderB. McCann
- Number8, Simpson, Defensive MidfielderJ. Simpson
- Number4, Patterson, Defensive MidfielderJ. Patterson , substituted for R. Donnelly at 78 minutes
- Number9, Kirk, Attacking MidfielderM. Kirk , Captain, substituted for D. Moses at 78 minutes
- Number10, Kenny, StrikerE. Kenny , substituted for K. Thompson at 78 minutes
- Number7, Brannigan, StrikerC. Brannigan , substituted for C. Burnside at 66 minutes
Substitutes
- Number12, Barnsley, SubstituteF. Barnsley
- Number20, Burnside, SubstituteC. Burnside
- Number19, Donnelly, SubstituteR. Donnelly
- Number23, Gracey, SubstituteJ. Gracey
- Number18, Haughey, SubstituteC. Haughey
- Number22, McGovern, SubstituteP. McGovern
- Number21, Moses, SubstituteD. Moses
- Number15, Orr, SubstituteM. Orr
- Number13, Thompson, SubstituteK. Thompson
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Ioanni Christodoulou
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Nikos Egglezou
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Petros Petrou
- Fourth Official:
- Antonis Konstantinidis
Season so far
UEFA U21 Championship Qualification
Key, Malta v N. Ireland
Goals scored
Malta U21 2Northern Ireland U21 12Form guide
All competitions
Malta U21 lose
v Moldova U21
3
0
U21 National Team Friendlies
Northern Ireland U21 lose
v Portugal U21
4
0
U21 National Team Friendlies
Malta U21 lose
v Georgia U21
4
1
UEFA U21 Championship Qualification
Northern Ireland U21 won
v Latvia U21
1
3
UEFA U21 Championship Qualification
Malta U21 lose
v Greece U21
5
0
UEFA U21 Championship Qualification
Northern Ireland U21 lose
v Germany U21
3
0
UEFA U21 Championship Qualification
Malta U21 lose
v Latvia U21
0
1
UEFA U21 Championship Qualification
Northern Ireland U21 lose
v Greece U21
4
0
UEFA U21 Championship Qualification
Malta U21 lose
v Germany U21
6
0
UEFA U21 Championship Qualification
Northern Ireland U21 won
v Latvia U21
1
0
UEFA U21 Championship Qualification
Previous scores
All competitions
UEFA U21 Championship Qualification
Northern Ireland U21 2 , Malta U21 0 on the 9th of October 2025
Northern Ireland U21
Malta U21
9th of October 2025
Northern Ireland U21 0 , Malta U21 2 on the 16th of November 2021
Northern Ireland U21
Malta U21
16th of November 2021
Malta U21 4 , Northern Ireland U21 1 on the 3rd of September 2021
Malta U21
Northern Ireland U21
3rd of September 2021
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