Match Report
Malta U17 went into the game 4th in the table on 0 points; Northern Ireland U17 sat 3rd on 3 — a 3-point gap. Malta U17 ranked just 43rd in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. Per game in the league, Malta U17 were scoring 0.33 and conceding 1.67, Northern Ireland U17 0.33 and 2.67, against a competition average of 1.46 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Northern Ireland U17.
The match was played at Ta'Qali National Stadium in Ta'Qali (capacity 8,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.