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  • Malta suffered its 15th consecutive defeat
  • Malta's 18th consecutive match without victory
  • Record for most Malta caps: John Holland's 52nd appearance
  • West Germany vs Malta Head to Head: West Germany national football team's 5th victory in 6 matches

West Germany vs Malta match report

Date, kick-off time:
Wednesday, 27 March 1985, 20:15 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
West Germany
6-0
Malta
Competition:
1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 2
Referee:
Talat Tokat, Ankara /
Turkey
Attendance, venue:
33 978, Ludwigsparkstadion, Saarbrücken
Goals:
1-0 (10') Uwe Rahn, 2-0 (14') Felix Magath, 3-0 (17') Uwe Rahn, 4-0 (18') Pierre Littbarski, 5-0 (44') Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, 6-0 (66') Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
West Germany national football team line-up in match Nr.507
Managed by team manager Franz Beckenbauer
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Toni Schumacher  
57
31
1. FC Köln, Köln
Thomas Berthold  
3
20
Eintracht Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main
Matthias Herget  
10
29
FC Bayer 05, Uerdingen
Karlheinz Förster  
65
26
VfB Stuttgart, Stuttgart
Michael Frontzeck  
4
21
Borussia VfL, Mönchengladbach
Uwe Rahn   66' 
3
22
Borussia VfL, Mönchengladbach
66' Olaf Thon  
3
18
FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, Gelsenkirchen
Hans-Peter Briegel   76' 
58
29
AC Hellas, Verona
76' Andreas Brehme  
12
24
1. FC Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern
Felix Magath  
29
31
Hamburger SV, Hamburg
Pierre Littbarski  
31
24
1. FC Köln, Köln
Rudi Völler  
24
24
SV Werder, Bremen
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge  Captain 
82
29
FC Inter, Milano
Malta national football team line-up in match Nr.84
Managed by national coach Gencho Dobrev (Bulgaria)
Player
Caps
Age
Club
John Bonello  
23
26
Hibernians FC, Raħal Ġdid
Alex Azzopardi  
10
24
Ħamrun Spartans FC, Ħamrun
Emmanuel Farrugia   57' 
32
27
Valletta FC, Valletta
57' Joseph John Aquilina  
9
28
Floriana FC, Furjana
Michael Woods  
4
22
Hibernians FC, Raħal Ġdid
John Holland  Captain 
52
31
Floriana FC, Furjana
John Buttigieg  
5
21
Sliema Wanderers FC, Tas-Sliema
Carmel Busuttil  
12
21
Rabat Ajax FC, Rabat
Ray Vella  
6
26
Marsa FC, Marsa
Dennis Mizzi   82' 
2
20
Floriana FC, Furjana
82' Raymond Xuereb  
43
32
Ħamrun Spartans FC, Ħamrun
Michael Degiorgio  
22
22
Ħamrun Spartans FC, Ħamrun
Nardu Farrugia  
11
28
Valletta FC, Valletta
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
West Germany
13
29.308
25.779
11
6
0
0
Malta
13
17.769
25.669
7
0
1
0
Historical data sources
Deister-und Weserzeitung (Hameln), №74, 28 Mar 1985; Zeitungsarchiv Deister-und Weserzeitung
The Times (Valletta), №2002, 28 Mar 1985; Times of Malta Archive
Hamburger Abendblatt (Hamburg), №74, 28 Mar 1985; Zeitungsarchiv Hamburger Abendblatt
Comments

toniofarrugia - posted on 27 May 2011 at 00:53:15

John Holland
Malta’s 45 Years of International Football (publ. 2002) Ed. Joseph A. Sacco pf. 146

toniofarrugia - posted on 27 May 2011 at 00:56:54

Magath’s goal came from a rebound of a penalty taken by Littbarski which hit the post.

Times of Malta newspaper 28th March 1985

Outcaster - posted on 15 May 2022 at 16:24:46

Att.: 33 978 (link: )

dudd - posted on 16 May 2023 at 21:29:54

1985 (March 27) West Germany 6-Malta 0 (World Cup Qualifier.avi
If interested in international matches (usually from 80s-90s), you can_.
youtube.com

dudd - posted on 16 May 2023 at 21:30:52

Full highlight
WM 86 Qualifier Germany v Malta 27th MAR 1985 Uwe Rahn Doppelpack
Saarbrücken | 27.03.1985 |
youtube.com

dudd - posted on 11 October 2023 at 21:48:16

Full video
1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification - West Germany v. Malta
27.03.1985
Ludwigsparkstadion, Saarbrücken
youtube.com
West Germany vs Malta post-match head-to-head
WP
91.7
P
6
W
5
D
1
L
0
GF
26
GA
2
GF/P
4.333
GA/P
0.333
Av attendance
29 514
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
West Germany national team matches
Previous match:
1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Portugal vs West Germany 1-2
Oeiras, Sunday 24 February 1985
Next match:
Friendly International
West Germany vs Bulgaria 4-1
Augsburg, Wednesday 17 April 1985
West Germany football results
Malta national team matches
Previous match:
1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification
Malta vs Portugal 1-3
Attard, Sunday 10 February 1985
Next match:
Friendly International
Malta vs Jordan 3-1
Attard, Wednesday 3 April 1985
Malta football results
Top West Germany goal scorers
1. Gerd Müller (1967 - 1974) - 68 goals
... Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (1977 - 1985) - 43 goals
... Pierre Littbarski (1981 - 1985) - 10 goals
... Uwe Rahn (1984 - 1985) - 3 goals
... Felix Magath (1980 - 1985) - 3 goals
(correct as of March 27, 1985)
West Germany goal scorers
Brief match report
Wed. 27 Mar 1985
Ludwigsparkstadion, Saarbrücken
West Germany 6-0 Malta
Goals: Rahn 10, Magath 14, Rahn 17, Littbarski 18, Rummenigge 44, Rummenigge 66

West Germany: Schumacher, Berthold, Herget, Förster, Frontzeck, Rahn (Thon 66), Briegel (Brehme 76), Magath, Littbarski, Völler, Rummenigge (c). Managed by Beckenbauer.

Malta: Bonello, Azzopardi, Emmanuel Farrugia (Aquilina 57), Woods, Holland (c), Buttigieg, Busuttil, Vella, Mizzi (Xuereb 82), Degiorgio, Nardu Farrugia. Managed by Dobrev (Bulgaria).
Booked: Degiorgio .

Att: 33 978,
Ref: Tokat (Turkey)

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