Malta won a strong-willed victory over Andorra at the start of the Nations League

The start of the new Nations League 2026/27 began in the lowest division D, where the Maltese national team won a strong-willed victory over Andorra with a score of 2:1. Andorra opened the scoring in the 17th minute when Guillaume López was in the right place at the right time, finishing the ball into the net after a save by the goalkeeper. However, even before the break, Malta equalized the numbers on the scoreboard - Teddy Theuma with a cool pass from his half of the field threw the ball to Irvin Cardona, who beat two opponents in one move and fired a shot into the opponent's goal. Then, in the 81st minute, Teuma found himself 11 meters away in someone else's penalty area, from where he closed in on a cross from the right wing from Cardona. At the 85th minute, the Andorrans were awarded a penalty kick, but Ilyas Shuaref, who earned it, was unable to score, hitting above the goal. In the next round, Andorra will play against Gibraltar, and Malta will have a friendly meeting with Liechtenstein. The matches will take place on September 27. Andorra — Malta 1:2 Goals: Lopez, 17 — Cardona, 36, Teuma, 81. Andorra: Alvarez - San Nicolas (Cornella, 87), Oliveira, L'overa, Borra Font - Tapia, Izquierdo (Alaez, 67), Babot, Remolins (Ramos, 87) - Lopez (Rosas Ubach, 67), Sola (Martinez, 76). Malta: Bonello - Camenzouli, Pepe, Shaw, Muscat (Corbolan, 46) - Satariano (Piber, 74), Guillaume - Mbong (Evurum, 75), Teuma (Grek, 89), Chouaref - Cardona. Warnings: Oliveira, San Nicolas, Sola, Izquierdo, Rosas Ubach — Satariano, Shaw. In the 85th minute, Ilyas Shuaref (Malta) missed a penalty (above the goal).