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Malta U21 vs Northern Ireland U21

U.S. Open Cup
Malta
0-0-10
0-4
Final
N Ireland
4-2-4
MFA Centenary Stadium

Match pulse

MLTAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTNIR
0Shots0
0On target0
0Corners0
0Saves0
0Fouls0
2'Brooklyn BorgMLT30'Josh BriggsNIR68'Nathan CrossMLT
Team1H2HT
MLT000
NIR224

Who won: N Ireland 4-0

Northern Ireland U21 beat Malta U21 4-0 on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at MFA Centenary Stadium. Goals for N Ireland: Shea Kearney (31'), Jack Patterson (43', 63') and Bayley Mccann (72').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.3Jack PattersonRM
  2. 27.7Shea KearneyRB
  3. 37.3Bayley MccannLM
  4. 47.1Stephen McmullanG
  5. 56.7Conor BarrCD-R
  6. 66.7Sam InwoodLB
  7. 76.3Josh BriggsCD-L
  8. 86.3Eoin KennyM
  9. 96.3James SimpsonCM
  10. 106.3Mackenzie KirkAM
  11. 116.3Cole BranniganCF-R
  12. 126.0Alfie BridgmanSUB

Team stats

MLTNIR
0Fouls0
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
0Offsides0
0Corner Kicks0
0Saves0
0Possession0
0SHOTS0
0ON GOAL0
0.0On Target %0.0
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
0Accurate Passes0
0Passes0
0.0Pass Completion %0.0
0.0Cross %0.0
0.0Long Balls %0.0
0Blocked Shots0
0Effective Tackles0
0Tackles0
0.0Tackle %0.0
0Effective Clearances0
0Clearances0

Player of the game

Jack Patterson

NIR · 2 G

8.3

Play by play

  1. 82'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Daniel Letherby (Malta U21) Substitution at 82'

    D. Letherby

  2. 78'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Devlan Moses (Northern Ireland U21) Substitution at 78'

    D. Moses

  3. 78'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Ryan Donnelly (Northern Ireland U21) Substitution at 78'

    R. Donnelly

  4. 78'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Kalum Thompson (Northern Ireland U21) Substitution at 78'

    K. Thompson

  5. GOAL72'

    Goal!

    B. Mccann

    Bayley Mccann (Northern Ireland U21) Goal at 72'

    MLT 0 - 4 NIR
  6. 70'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Kai Bartolo (Malta U21) Substitution at 70'

    K. Bartolo

  7. 70'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Alfie Bridgman (Malta U21) Substitution at 70'

    A. Bridgman

  8. 70'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Bjorn Buhagiar (Malta U21) Substitution at 70'

    B. Buhagiar

  9. 68'

    Yellow card

    Nathan Cross (Malta U21) Yellow Card at 68'

    N. Cross

  10. 66'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Callum Burnside (Northern Ireland U21) Substitution at 66'

    C. Burnside

  11. 65'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Conor Haughey (Northern Ireland U21) Substitution at 65'

    C. Haughey

  12. GOAL63'

    Goal!

    J. Patterson

    Jack Patterson (Northern Ireland U21) Goal at 63'

    MLT 0 - 3 NIR
  13. 45'
    Sub

    Substitution

    Trezeguet Zammit (Malta U21) Substitution at 45'

    T. Zammit

  14. GOAL43'

    Goal!

    J. Patterson

    Jack Patterson (Northern Ireland U21) Goal at 43'

    MLT 0 - 2 NIR
  15. GOAL31'

    Goal!

    S. Kearney

    Shea Kearney (Northern Ireland U21) Goal at 31'

    MLT 0 - 1 NIR
  16. 30'

    Yellow card

    Josh Briggs (Northern Ireland U21) Yellow Card at 30'

    J. Briggs

  17. 2'

    Yellow card

    Brooklyn Borg (Malta U21) Yellow Card at 2'

    B. Borg

Season seriesMLT leads series 2-1