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Matches/UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification/Qualifying Round - 5
UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification 2023Match Finished

Malta U17 vs Northern Ireland U17

25 Oct 2022 · 15:00 BST · Qualifying Round - 5

Malta U17

HOME
1:2HT 1–0

Northern Ireland U17

AWAY
⚽ Thomas Melillo 40′
⚽ Calum Moreland 78′⚽ Ryan Donnelly 87′
MFA Centenary Stadium, Ta'QaliReferee: V. KastratiRecorded clock 90′
01
THE MATCH AT A GLANCE

Match overview

THE SCORELINE

Northern Ireland U17 win 2–1

Match Finished in the qualifying round - 5 of the UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification. 3 goal events recorded in the supplied feed.

90 MINUTES1 – 2
HALF-TIME1 – 0
MATCH COVERAGE

Know what’s in the report

LineupsAvailable
Match eventsAvailable
Team statisticsNot supplied
Expected goalsNot supplied
Player ratingsNot supplied
02
HOW THE TEAMS COMPARE

Team statistics

Malta U17Northern Ireland U17

Detailed statistics aren’t available for this match

The provider has not supplied possession, shots, passing or xG. These will appear when they are included in an updated import.

03
THE PLAYERS BEHIND THE RESULT

Lineups & substitutions

Malta U17

Formation not supplied

Coach I. Woods

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Niklas VellaProfile: Goalkeeper · 16 at kick-off
  2. 4
    Nic BriffaProfile: Defender · 16 at kick-off
    Off 84′
  3. 6
    Kean SciclunaProfile: Defender · 16 at kick-off
  4. 5
    Sheldon BorgProfile: Midfielder · 15 at kick-off
  5. 3
    Shaun CarabottProfile: Midfielder · 15 at kick-off
    Off 79′
  6. 16
    Shelom MagriProfile: Midfielder · 15 at kick-off
    Off 46′
  7. 20
    BaldacchinoProfile: Midfielder
  8. 8
    Thomas MelilloProfile: Midfielder · 15 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 40′Off 79′
  9. 7
    Jake AzzopardiProfile: Midfielder · 16 at kick-off
  10. 17
    Nicholas AgiusProfile: Attacker · 16 at kick-off
    Off 60′
  11. 11
    Keyon Ewurum KelechiProfile: Attacker · 15 at kick-off

Substitutes9

  1. 15
    SeychellProfile: Defender
    On 46′
  2. 10
    Bradley FarrugiaProfile: Midfielder · 16 at kick-off
    On 60′
  3. 18
    Antiago De FlaviaProfile: Midfielder · 16 at kick-off
    On 79′
  4. 2
    FardellProfile: Defender
    On 79′
  5. 13
    Lukas OkekeProfile: Defender · 16 at kick-off
    On 84′
  6. 9
    Felippe BugejaProfile: Attacker · 16 at kick-off
  7. 12
    Jake SciclunaProfile: Goalkeeper · 17 at kick-off
  8. 19
    Liam DelicataProfile: Midfielder · 15 at kick-off
  9. 14
    Nexille GrechProfile: Attacker · 16 at kick-off

Northern Ireland U17

Formation not supplied

Coach G. Lyttle

Pitch positions not supplied. The list preserves the provider’s team selection.

Starting XI11

  1. 1
    Lorcan DonnellyProfile: Goalkeeper · 16 at kick-off
  2. 3
    Brendan HamiltonProfile: Defender · 16 at kick-off
  3. 2
    Bobby HarveyProfile: Defender · 16 at kick-off
  4. 5
    Calum MorelandProfile: Defender · 15 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 78′
  5. 4
    Á. PattonProfile: Defender · 16 at kick-off
  6. 10
    Francis TurleyProfile: Midfielder · 16 at kick-off
  7. 8
    James DouglasProfile: Midfielder · 16 at kick-off
    Off 46′
  8. 6
    Ryan DonnellyProfile: Midfielder · 16 at kick-off
    Normal Goal 87′
  9. 11
    Rhys WalshProfile: Attacker · 16 at kick-off
    Off 46′
  10. 7
    Sam AndersonProfile: Attacker · 16 at kick-off
  11. 9
    Ciaran O'HaraProfile: Attacker · 16 at kick-off
    Off 69′

Substitutes9

  1. 17
    Jack DohertyProfile: Midfielder · 15 at kick-off
    On 46′
  2. 19
    Oscar KellyProfile: Attacker · 15 at kick-off
    On 46′
  3. 18
    McGonigleMatch position not supplied
    On 69′
  4. 12
    Benjamin MetcalfProfile: Goalkeeper · 15 at kick-off
  5. 16
    Harry LynchProfile: Defender · 16 at kick-off
  6. 15
    BleakleyMatch position not supplied
  7. 13
    Josh BriggsProfile: Defender · 16 at kick-off
  8. 20
    Kenzie BeattieProfile: Attacker · 15 at kick-off
  9. 14
    Theo McToalProfile: Defender · 15 at kick-off
04
FOLLOW THE MATCH

Events & commentary

Event commentary from recorded goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions. This is not a full play-by-play feed.

  1. Normal GoalMalta U17

    Thomas Melillo

  2. SubstitutionMalta U17

    Off Shelom Magri On Seychell

  3. SubstitutionNorthern Ireland U17

    Off James Douglas On Jack Doherty

  4. SubstitutionNorthern Ireland U17

    Off Rhys Walsh On Oscar Kelly

  5. SubstitutionMalta U17

    Off Nicholas Agius On Bradley Farrugia

  6. SubstitutionNorthern Ireland U17

    Off Ciaran O'Hara On McGonigle

  7. Normal GoalNorthern Ireland U17

    Calum Moreland

  8. SubstitutionMalta U17

    Off Thomas Melillo On Antiago De Flavia

  9. SubstitutionMalta U17

    Off Shaun Carabott On Fardell

  10. SubstitutionMalta U17

    Off Nic Briffa On Lukas Okeke

  11. Normal GoalNorthern Ireland U17

    Ryan Donnelly

05
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Player performance

No individual performance data supplied

Ratings, minutes, shots, passes, tackles, duels and goalkeeper saves need a detailed player feed. Explore profiles and recorded involvement through the lineups above.

06
THE BIGGER PICTURE

Recent form & meetings

Previous matches in this 2023 cup import only, before this fixture. Newest first. W/D/L reflects the score before any penalty shootout.

Malta U17

LCzech Republic U17 vs Malta U1722 Oct 2022 · Qualifying Round - 35 – 0LScotland U17 vs Malta U1719 Oct 2022 · Qualifying Round - 26 – 0

Northern Ireland U17

LScotland U17 vs Northern Ireland U1722 Oct 2022 · Qualifying Round - 33 – 0DNorthern Ireland U17 vs Czech Republic U1719 Oct 2022 · Qualifying Round - 21 – 1
Previous meetings Within this cup import

No earlier meetings between these teams in the imported records.

Source & coverage
API-Football · Retrieved 4 Oct 2026. Saved snapshot, not a live feed. Missing values are not treated as zero. Player ages are calculated at kick-off from supplied birth dates.

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