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Northern Ireland 3–0 Malta: UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 1 September 2000

Northern Ireland and Malta finished 3–0 on 1 September 2000 in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The match belonged to the qualifying round in Belfast.

1 September 2000 International Belfast
Source-checked report card · FootballFinal: Northern Ireland 3–0 Malta

1 September 2000 · Belfast

Event date:

The match

Northern Ireland and Malta finished 3–0 on 1 September 2000 in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. The match belonged to the qualifying round in Belfast.

Northern Ireland won by 3 goals.

The score after regular time was 1–1. The final match score includes the additional period.

Goals and incidents

Michael Galea scored in minute 22 (Malta). Gary Hamilton scored in minute 62 (Northern Ireland).

The competition campaign

The match was played in Group 3: CZE-BUL-DEN-ISL-MLT-NIR of the qualifying round. Northern Ireland and Malta contested this fixture within that competition stage.

Northern Ireland’s next recorded match in this campaign was Northern Ireland 0–3 Denmark on 6 October 2000.

Malta’s next recorded match in this campaign was Bulgaria 2–0 Malta on 6 October 2000.

Venue and attendance

The venue identified in the match record is The Oval, Belfast.

The recorded attendance was 1,032 spectators.

Other results in the campaign

Northern Ireland’s other matches in the same 2000 competition campaign included Northern Ireland 0–3 Denmark on 6 October 2000; Iceland 2–5 Northern Ireland on 10 October 2000. Each of these is a separate fixture, with its own date and final score.

Malta’s other matches in the same 2000 competition campaign included Bulgaria 2–0 Malta on 6 October 2000; Malta 0–1 Czechia on 10 October 2000. Each of these is a separate fixture, with its own date and final score.

Sources

Check the original record.

Open the governing body or organiser’s publication for the underlying result, decision or tournament update.