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Portugal vs Malta match report

Date, kick-off time:
Sunday, 29 March 1987, 16:00 (UTC+1:00)
National teams, score:
Portugal
2-2
Malta
Competition:
UEFA Euro 1988 Qualifying, Group 2
Referee:
Sean Kinsella, Dublin /
Rep. of Ireland
Attendance, venue:
12 000, Estádio dos Barreiros, Funchal
Goals:
1-0 (11') Jorge Plácido, 1-1 (23') Dennis Mizzi (pen.), 1-2 (66') Carmel Busuttil, 2-2 (77') Jorge Plácido
Portugal national team line-up in match Nr.270
Managed by team manager Ruy Seabra
Player
Caps
Age
Club
Jesus Pereira António  
3
32
Vitória SC, Guimarães
António Veloso  
15
30
SL Benfica, Lisboa
Dito  
15
25
SL Benfica, Lisboa
Eduardo Luís   56'
8
31
FC Porto, Porto
Álvaro Magalhães  
17
26
SL Benfica, Lisboa
António Frasco   46' 
22
32
FC Porto, Porto
46' Rui Barros  
1
21
Varzim SC, Póvoa de Varzim
Adão  
7
26
Vitória SC, Guimarães
Jaime Mercês  
9
23
CF Belenenses, Lisboa
Manuel Fernandes  Captain 
31
35
Sporting CP, Lisboa
Jorge Plácido  
2
22
GD Chaves, Chaves
Nascimento   81' 
3
27
Vitória SC, Guimarães
81' Skoda  
1
27
Portimonense SC, Portimão
Malta national team line-up in match Nr.92
Managed by national coach Gencho Dobrev (Bulgaria)
Player
Caps
Age
Club
David Cluett  
1
21
Floriana FC, Furjana
Edwin Camilleri  
3
24
Hibernians FC, Raħal Ġdid
Alex Azzopardi  
16
26
Ħamrun Spartans FC, Ħamrun
Chris Laferla  
4
20
Valletta FC, Valletta
Martin Scicluna  
9
26
Żurrieq FC, Żurrieq
John Buttigieg  
12
23
Sliema Wanderers FC, Tas-Sliema
Carmel Busuttil   87' 
19
23
Rabat Ajax FC, Rabat
87' Mario Schembri  
2
30
Żurrieq FC, Żurrieq
Ray Vella  Captain 
14
28
Ħamrun Spartans FC, Ħamrun
Dennis Mizzi  
6
22
Żurrieq FC, Żurrieq
Charles Scerri   77'
4
22
Hibernians FC, Raħal Ġdid
Michael Degiorgio   72' 
28
24
Ħamrun Spartans FC, Ħamrun
72' Martin Gregory  
5
22
Sliema Wanderers FC, Tas-Sliema
Match stats
National team
Players
Average caps
Average age
Clubs
Goals
Cautions
Expulsions
Portugal
13
10.308
27.821
8
2
1
0
Malta
13
9.462
24.293
7
2
1
0
Historical data sources
Diário de Lisboa (Lisbon), №22326, 30 Mar 1987; Fundação Mário Soares
The Times (Valletta), №2623, 30 Mar 1987; Times of Malta Archive
Comments

toniofarrugia - posted on 15 June 2011 at 23:23:01

Ray Vella

Malta’s 45 Years of International Football (publ. 2002) Ed. Joseph A. Sacco pg. 155

dudd - posted on 8 October 2023 at 20:41:15

Full video
29.03.1987 Portugal - Malta (QEC 1988)

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Portugal vs Malta post-match head-to-head
WP
83.4
P
3
W
2
D
1
L
0
GF
8
GA
5
GF/P
2.667
GA/P
1.667
Av attendance
19 325
WP - winning percentage, P - played, W - wins, D - draws, L - losses, GF - goals for, GA - goals against, Av - average
Portugal national team matches
Previous match:
UEFA Euro 1988 Qualifying
Portugal vs Italy 0-1
Oeiras, Saturday 14 February 1987
Next match:
UEFA Euro 1988 Qualifying
Sweden vs Portugal 0-1
Solna, Wednesday 23 September 1987
Portugal results
Malta national team matches
Previous match:
UEFA Euro 1988 Qualifying
Italy vs Malta 5-0
Bergamo, Saturday 24 January 1987
Next match:
UEFA Euro 1988 Qualifying
Switzerland vs Malta 4-1
Neuchâtel, Wednesday 15 April 1987
Malta results
Top Portugal goal scorers
1. Eusébio (1961 - 1973) - 41 goals
2. Nené (1972 - 1984) - 22 goals
3. Rui Jordão (1972 - 1984) - 15 goals
4. José Augusto Torres (1964 - 1967) - 14 goals
5. Fernando Peyroteo (1938 - 1949) - 14 goals
... Jorge Plácido (1987) - 2 goals
(correct as of March 29, 1987)
Portugal goal scorers
Top Malta goal scorers
1. Raymond Xuereb (1973 - 1985) - 6 goals
2. Carmel Busuttil (1983 - 1987) - 4 goals
3. Pullu Demanuele (1958 - 1961) - 3 goals
4. Olivier Losco (1976 - 1978) - 3 goals
5. Ernest Spiteri-Gonzi (1979 - 1982) - 3 goals
6. Leli Fabri (1981 - 1983) - 3 goals
... Dennis Mizzi (1987) - 1 goal
(correct as of March 29, 1987)
Malta goal scorers
Brief match report
Sun. 29 Mar 1987
Estádio dos Barreiros, Funchal
Portugal 2-2 Malta
Goals: Plácido 11, Mizzi 23 (11m), Busuttil 66, Plácido 77

Portugal: Pereira António, Veloso, Dito, Eduardo Luís, Magalhães, Frasco (Barros 46), Adão, Mercês, Fernandes (c), Plácido, Nascimento (Skoda 81). Managed by Seabra.
Booked: Eduardo Luís 56.

Malta: Cluett, Camilleri, Azzopardi, Laferla, Scicluna, Buttigieg, Busuttil (Schembri 87), Vella (c), Mizzi, Scerri, Degiorgio (Gregory 72). Managed by Dobrev (Bulgaria).
Booked: Scerri 77.

Att: 12 000,
Ref: Kinsella (Rep. of Ireland)

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