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  • Malta vs East Germany Head to Head: Malta national football team's 3rd loss in 3 matches

Malta vs East Germany match report

Date, kick-off time:
Saturday, 4 April 1981, 16:00 (UTC+2:00)
National teams, score:
Malta
1-2
East Germany
Competition:
1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 7
Referee:
Peter Reeves, Leicester /
England
Attendance, venue:
3 873, The Stadium, Gżira
Goals:
1-0 (11') Leli Fabri, 1-1 (20') Rüdiger Schnuphase (pen.), 1-2 (44') Reinhard Häfner
Malta national football team line-up in match Nr.59
Managed by national coach Victor Scerri
Player
Caps
Age
Club
John Bonello  
5
22
SC Herford, Herford
Edwin Farrugia  
21
28
Floriana FC, Furjana
Bertu Carter   46' 
6
28
Hibernians FC, Raħal Ġdid
46' Raymond Xuereb  
27
28
Floriana FC, Furjana
John Holland  Captain 
29
27
Floriana FC, Furjana
Norman Buttigieg  
8
25
Hibernians FC, Raħal Ġdid
Leli Fabri  
11
28
Sliema Wanderers FC, Tas-Sliema
Ġużi Xuereb  
8
23
Hibernians FC, Raħal Ġdid
Emmanuel Farrugia  
12
23
Valletta FC, Valletta
George Xuereb  
17
27
Ħamrun Spartans FC, Ħamrun
Michael Degiorgio  
1
18
Ħamrun Spartans FC, Ħamrun
Ernest Spiteri-Gonzi  
7
25
Hibernians FC, Raħal Ġdid
East Germany national football team line-up in match Nr.198
Managed by head coach Georg Buschner
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin  
18
37
FC Carl Zeiss, Jena
Hans-Jürgen Dörner  Captain 
66
30
SG Dynamo, Dresden
Artur Ullrich   46' 
3
23
BFC Dynamo, Berlin
46' Dieter Strozniak  
2
26
HFC Chemie, Halle
Rüdiger Schnuphase  
22
27
FC Carl Zeiss, Jena
Michael Noack  
2
26
BFC Dynamo, Berlin
Reinhard Häfner  
51
29
SG Dynamo, Dresden
Wolfgang Steinbach  
6
26
1. FC Magdeburg, Magdeburg
Matthias Liebers  
4
22
1. FC Lokomotive, Leipzig
Wolf-Rüdiger Netz  
2
30
BFC Dynamo, Berlin
Joachim Streich   65'
74
29
1. FC Magdeburg, Magdeburg
Martin Hoffmann  
63
26
1. FC Magdeburg, Magdeburg
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Malta
12
12.667
25.734
6
1
0
0
East Germany
12
26.083
27.935
6
2
1
0
Historical data sources
The Sunday Times (Valletta), №130, 05 Apr 1981; Times of Malta Archive
Neues Deutschland (Berlin), №81, 06 Apr 1981; Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
Berliner Zeitung (Berlin), №81, 06 Apr 1981; Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
Neue Zeit (Berlin), №81, 06 Apr 1981; Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin
Die Neue Fussball-Woche (Berlin), №14, 07 Apr 1981; FuWo Archiv
Comments

toniofarrugia - posted on 6 May 2011 at 00:40:34

John Holland

Malta’s 45 Years of International Football (Publ. 2002) Ed. Joseph A. Sacco pg. 116

dudd - posted on 10 April 2023 at 12:56:45

QWC 1982 Malta vs. East Germany 1-2 (04.04.1981)

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Malta vs East Germany post-match head-to-head
WP
0.0
P
3
W
0
D
0
L
3
GF
1
GA
12
GF/P
0.333
GA/P
4.000
Av attendance
8 384
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:
1982 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Malta vs Poland 0-2
Gżira, Sunday 7 December 1980
Next match:
President`s Cup 1981
Liechtenstein* vs Malta 1-1
Jeonju, Sunday 14 June 1981
Malta football results
East Germany national team matches
Previous match:
Friendly International
East Germany vs Hungary 2-0
Halle, Wednesday 19 November 1980
Next match:
Friendly International
Italy vs East Germany 0-0
Udine, Sunday 19 April 1981
East Germany football results
Top Malta goal scorers
1. Olivier Losco (1976 - 1978) - 3 goals
2. Pullu Demanuele (1958 - 1961) - 3 goals
3. Vincent Magro (1975 - 1976) - 2 goals
4. Raymond Xuereb (1973 - 1977) - 2 goals
5. Tony Cauchi (1957 - 1958) - 2 goals
6. Joe Cini (1969 - 1970) - 2 goals
7. Willie Vassallo (1970 - 1971) - 2 goals
8. Eddie Theobald (1962 - 1970) - 2 goals
... Leli Fabri (1981) - 1 goal
(correct as of April 4, 1981)
Malta scorers
Top East Germany goal scorers
1. Joachim Streich (1971 - 1980) - 40 goals
2. Eberhard Vogel (1962 - 1975) - 25 goals
3. Hans-Jürgen Kreische (1968 - 1974) - 25 goals
... Reinhard Häfner (1975 - 1981) - 5 goals
... Rüdiger Schnuphase (1979 - 1981) - 3 goals
(correct as of April 4, 1981)
East Germany scorers
Brief match report
Sat. 04 Apr 1981
The Stadium, Gżira
Malta 1-2 East Germany
Goals: Fabri 11, Schnuphase 20 (11m), Häfner 44

Malta: Bonello, Edwin Farrugia, Carter (Raymond Xuereb 46), Holland (c), Buttigieg, Fabri, Ġużi Xuereb, Emmanuel Farrugia, George Xuereb, Degiorgio, Spiteri-Gonzi. Managed by Scerri.

East Germany: Grapenthin, Dörner (c), Ullrich (Strozniak 46), Schnuphase, Noack, Häfner, Steinbach, Liebers, Netz, Streich, Hoffmann. Managed by Buschner.
Booked: Streich 65.

Att: 3 873,
Ref: Reeves (England)

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