Italy v Malta, 03 September 2015

Score1-0 to Italy
RefereeIvan Kružliak
CompetitionUEFA European Championship Qualifying group H
VenueStadio Artemio Franchi, Florence
Attendance12,551
Kick Off: 8:45pm Local (7:45pm BST)

1  Italy

Manager: Antonio Conte

0  Malta

Manager: Pietro Ghedin

Goals:

Graziano Pelle 69 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon (captain)
Defender Leonardo Bonucci
Defender Matteo Darmian
Defender Manuel Pasqual
Midfielder Andrea Bertolacci
Midfielder Marco Verratti
Forward Éder
Forward Graziano Pelle
Forward Andrea Pirlo

Starting lineup:

Andrew Hogg Goalkeeper
Andrei Agius Defender
Steve Borg Defender
Alex Muscat Defender
Clayton Failla Defender/Midfielder
Zach Muscat Defender/Midfielder
Roderick Briffa Midfielder (captain)
Paul Fenech Midfielder
Rowen Muscat Midfielder
Alfred Effiong Forward
André Schembri Forward

Substitutions:

Marco Parolo for Andrea Bertolacci 55
Antonio Candreva for Manolo Gabbiadini 64
Roberto Soriano for Marco Verratti 78

Substitutions:

Bjorn Kristensen for André Schembri 73
Michael Mifsud for Alfred Effiong 90
Gareth Sciberras for Roderick Briffa 90

Cards:

Antonio Candreva 87 Y

Cards:

Paul Fenech 35 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Daniele Padelli
Goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu
Defender Andrea Barzagli
Defender/Midfielder Alessandro Florenzi
Midfielder Antonio Candreva
Midfielder Daniele De Rossi
Midfielder Marco Parolo
Midfielder Roberto Soriano
Midfielder Franco Vázquez
Forward Lorenzo Insigne
Forward Simone Zaza

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Henry Bonello
Goalkeeper Justin Haber
Defender Ryan Camilleri
Defender/Midfielder Joseph Zerafa
Midfielder Andrew Cohen
Midfielder Bjorn Kristensen
Midfielder Gareth Sciberras
Midfielder/Forward Stephen Pisani
Forward Michael Mifsud
Forward Terence Vella

1  Italy

Manager: Antonio Conte

Goals:

Graziano Pelle 69 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon (captain)
Defender Leonardo Bonucci
Defender Matteo Darmian
Defender Manuel Pasqual
Midfielder Andrea Bertolacci
Midfielder Marco Verratti
Forward Éder
Forward Graziano Pelle
Forward Andrea Pirlo

Substitutions:

Marco Parolo for Andrea Bertolacci 55
Antonio Candreva for Manolo Gabbiadini 64
Roberto Soriano for Marco Verratti 78

Cards:

Antonio Candreva 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Daniele Padelli
Goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu
Defender Andrea Barzagli
Defender/Midfielder Alessandro Florenzi
Midfielder Antonio Candreva
Midfielder Daniele De Rossi
Midfielder Marco Parolo
Midfielder Roberto Soriano
Midfielder Franco Vázquez
Forward Lorenzo Insigne
Forward Simone Zaza

0  Malta

Manager: Pietro Ghedin

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Andrew Hogg Goalkeeper
Andrei Agius Defender
Steve Borg Defender
Alex Muscat Defender
Clayton Failla Defender/Midfielder
Zach Muscat Defender/Midfielder
Roderick Briffa Midfielder (captain)
Paul Fenech Midfielder
Rowen Muscat Midfielder
Alfred Effiong Forward
André Schembri Forward

Substitutions:

Bjorn Kristensen for André Schembri 73
Michael Mifsud for Alfred Effiong 90
Gareth Sciberras for Roderick Briffa 90

Cards:

Paul Fenech 35 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Henry Bonello
Goalkeeper Justin Haber
Defender Ryan Camilleri
Defender/Midfielder Joseph Zerafa
Midfielder Andrew Cohen
Midfielder Bjorn Kristensen
Midfielder Gareth Sciberras
Midfielder/Forward Stephen Pisani
Forward Michael Mifsud
Forward Terence Vella