Published September 27, 2026 · By the Goalorithm model desk
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Match report
Malta completed a 2-0 win for Malta over Liechtenstein in a friendly on Sunday, September 27, with the 2-0 result settled by goals from J. Grech and A. Zammit. The half-time score was 1-0; Malta then added another goal after the break and finished with no goals conceded. Liechtenstein did not get on the scoresheet.
The result had a clear shape: Malta went in front, carried that advantage into half-time and extended it after the interval. Liechtenstein could not turn the contest into a scoring draw or a win, and two goals proved decisive. The final score records the outcome and its key sequence: a goal before the interval, followed by another after it.
How it unfolded
J. Grech opened the scoring for Malta in the 37th minute, making it 1-0. That goal gave Malta the advantage which remained in place at the break. A. Zammit then scored for Malta in the 63rd minute, moving the score to 2-0 and putting Malta further ahead. Only Malta ever led.
The sequence was straightforward on the scoreboard: J. Grech supplied the first goal and A. Zammit added another. Malta's later strike came after the interval, so the 1-0 half-time score became a two-goal lead at 2-0. The lead did not change hands between the goals: Malta established it, then increased it.