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  • Malta's 15th consecutive match without victory
  • Spain's 25th consecutive match without defeat
  • Record for most Spain caps: Andoni Zubizarreta's 115th appearance
  • Julen Guerrero scored his 1st and Spain's 24th international hat-trick
  • Malta vs Spain H2H: Malta's 5th loss in 5 matches
  • 50th international appearance of Hubert Suda for Malta

Malta vs Spain match report

Date, kick-off time:
Wednesday, 18 December 1996, 19:00 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
Malta
0-3
Spain
Referee:
Nikolay Levnikov, Saint Petersburg /
Russia
Attendance, venue:
3 200, Ta'Qali National Stadium, Attard
Goals:
0-1 (8') Julen Guerrero, 0-2 (27') Julen Guerrero, 0-3 (33') Julen Guerrero
Malta national team line-up in match Nr.188
Managed by national coach Milorad Kosanović (Yugoslavia)
Player
Caps
Age
Club
24
26
Valletta FC, Valletta
12
22
Valletta FC, Valletta
44
24
Floriana FC, Furjana
75
29
Hibernians FC, Raħal Ġdid
Darren Debono   54' 68'
11
22
Valletta FC, Valletta
14
24
Valletta FC, Valletta
Gilbert Agius   80' 
21
22
Valletta FC, Valletta
80' Stefan Sultana  
17
28
Ħamrun Spartans FC, Ħamrun
8
22
Sliema Wanderers FC, Tas-Sliema
Hubert Suda   70' 
50
29
Sliema Wanderers FC, Tas-Sliema
70' Brian Said  
5
23
Floriana FC, Furjana
58
26
Floriana FC, Furjana
9
19
Birkirkara FC, Birkirkara
Spain national team line-up in match Nr.414
Managed by national coach Javier Clemente
Player
Caps
Age
Club
115
35
Valencia CF, Valencia
Belsué   70' 
17
28
Real Zaragoza, Zaragoza
70' Armando  
1
26
RC Deportivo de La Coruña, La Coruña
37
30
FC Barcelona, Barcelona
33
26
FC Barcelona, Barcelona
4
23
Real Sociedad, Donostia-San Sebastián
4
25
Real Betis Balompié, Sevilla
Pep Guardiola   61' 
19
25
FC Barcelona, Barcelona
61' Amor   72' 85'
25
29
FC Barcelona, Barcelona
29
26
FC Barcelona, Barcelona
Raúl   61' 
4
19
Real Madrid CF, Madrid
61' Manjarín  
11
26
RC Deportivo de La Coruña, La Coruña
29
22
Athletic Club, Bilbao
16
28
FC Barcelona, Barcelona
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Malta
13
26.769
24.909
6
0
2
1
Spain
14
24.571
26.849
8
3
4
1
Historical data sources
El Mundo Deportivo (Barcelona), №-, 19 Dec 1996; Mundo Deportivo - Hemeroteca
Comments
Malta vs Spain post-match head-to-head
WP
0.0
P
5
W
0
D
0
L
5
GF
3
GA
24
GF/P
0.600
GA/P
4.800
Av attendance
17 420
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Malta national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
Malta vs Macedonia 0-2
Attard, Wednesday 27 November 1996
Next match:
1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Spain vs Malta 4-0
Alicante, Wednesday 12 February 1997
Spain national team matches
Previous match:
1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Spain vs Yugoslavia 2-0
Valencia, Saturday 14 December 1996
Next match:
1998 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Spain vs Malta 4-0
Alicante, Wednesday 12 February 1997
Top Spain goal scorers
1. Emilio Butragueño (1984 - 1990) - 26 goals
2. Alfredo Di Stéfano (1957 - 1961) - 23 goals
3. Julio Salinas (1986 - 1994) - 22 goals
4. Michel (1985 - 1992) - 21 goals
... Julen Guerrero (1993 - 1996) - 10 goals
(correct as of December 18, 1996)
Brief match report
Wed. 18 Dec 1996
Ta`Qali National Stadium, Attard
Malta 0-3 Spain
Goals: Guerrero 8, Guerrero 27, Guerrero 33

Malta: Cini, Chetcuti, Buhagiar, Vella (c), Debono, Zammit, Agius (Sultana 80), Turner, Suda (Said 70), Brincat, Zahra. Managed by Kosanović (Yugoslavia).
Booked: Debono 54, 68. Sent off: Debono 68.

Spain: Zubizarreta (c), Belsué (Armando 70), Nadal, Fernández, Aranzábal, Ríos, Guardiola (Amor 61), Luis Enrique, Raúl (Manjarín 61), Guerrero, Pizzi. Managed by Clemente.
Booked: Luis Enrique 49, Ríos 85, Amor 72, 85. Sent off: Amor 85.

Att: 3 200,
Ref: Levnikov (Russia)

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