Euro 2016 Qualifiers : Bulgaria beats Malta 1-0
TA' QALI, Jun. 12, 2015 (AMP) — France 2016 (Qualifiers) : Bulgaria defeated Malta by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a qualifying game for the 2016 UEFA European Championship on Friday night at the Ta' Qali National Stadium.
Malta made the Bulgarians doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by I. Popov in the 56th minute.
The result put the Bulgarians fourth in Group H with 8 points. Malta is bottom with one point. In their next game, Bulgaria will meet third-placed Norway at the Ta' Qali National Stadium on September 3, while Malta will face Italy.
Fixtures and Results : Group H
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Overview
Malta at the Euro
- Never qualified
- 13 participations in the qualifications (first in 1964)
Bulgaria at the Euro
- 2 appearances (first in 1996)
- 15 participations in the qualifications (first in 1960)
- 12 June 2015
- 20:45
- Ta' Qali
Group H
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Croatia | 14 |
 Italy | 12 |
 Norway | 10 |
| Bulgaria | 8 |
 Azerbaijan | 4 |
| Malta | 1 |
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