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June 8 2013
Malta ends 47-game winless streak in World Cup qualifying with 1-0 win
at Armenia
Reported by: Associated Press
Reported: Friday, June 7, 2013 7:23 PM EDT
Malta’s players held hands and danced around in celebration Friday
night after earning the tiny country’s second-ever victory in World
Cup qualifying, 1-0 at Armenia.
Michael Mifsud slotted in the rebound after his first shot was saved
by goalkeeper Roman Berezovski in the eighth minute at Yerevan.
Malta, ranked 156th in the world by FIFA, had been 0-42-5 in World Cup
qualifying since winning 1-0 at Estonia in May 1993. Estonia is ranked
89th.
Malta spent the rest of the match defending, and goalkeeper Justin
Haber made several saves. Mifsud’s goal was Malta’s only shot on
target – it only had one effort off target, for that matter – while
Armenia finished with six on target and 11 off.
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