Match Report
In the standings it was Malta 5th on 0 points, North Macedonia 4th on 8 — separated by 8. Recent form told a different story for Malta: only 47th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Per game in the league, Malta were scoring 0.25 and conceding 2.5, North Macedonia 1.25 and 2.5, against a competition average of 1.44 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Ta'Qali National Stadium in Ta'Qali (capacity 8,000). With 80 matches recorded and 1.6 yellow cards per game, H. Nalbandyan was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, North Macedonia led 2-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-2 the final score.