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League D - 3• 1 Oct 2026

Malta 1–1 Gibraltar

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Match Recap

Joseph Mbong looked set to hand Malta a routine opening win in the UEFA Nations League, breaking the deadlock in the 53rd minute, but Gibraltar refused to fold. James Scanlon pulled his side level at 1-1 just eight minutes later, snatching an away point to open their campaign. The draw leaves Malta on top of the standings with three points from one game, while Gibraltar sit second on one point after that resilient response. Neither side found a winner once Scanlon's effort hit the net, and the final half hour turned tense as both defenses dug in. Mbong's clinical finish and Scanlon's leveler are the two moments that will define how this Malta-Gibraltar meeting is remembered, a game that swung from one box to the other inside eight minutes. Watch both goals, Mbong's opener and Scanlon's reply, in full below.

Match Statistics

Malta
VS
Gibraltar
62% Ball Possession 38%
17 Total Shots 9
5 Shots on target 2
8 Shots off target 4
4 Blocked Shots 3
12 Shots inside box 4
5 Shots outside box 5
8 Corner Kicks 1
5 Offsides 1
16 Fouls 8
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Goalkeeper Saves 3
519 Total passes 334
451 Accurate passes 252
8 Free Kicks 15

Lineups

Malta
E. De Leo 4-2-3-1
VS
Gibraltar
S. Wiseman 4-3-3
1Bonello
3Camenzuli
13Pepe
5Shaw
21Corbalan
23Satariano
6Guillaumier
4Pozo10De Barr
7Peliza Richards
11Scanlon
22Torrilla
5Bent
23Hankins

Substitutes — Malta

15M. Beerman 16R. Al Tumi 2J. Borg 19K. Ewurum 9J. Grech 8P. Mbong 22Z. Muscat 18B. Paiber 14A. Zammit 17C. Zammit Lonardelli 12J. Sissons 4Gabriel Bohrer Mentz

Substitutes — Gibraltar

16H. Stevens 21A. Pons 20E. Britto 9D. Borge 1B. Banda 18J. Bartolo 14J. Garro 12J. Gomez 13Victor Huart Guerra 17L. Jessop 19L. Mason 15Ethan Llambias