Malta earned its fifth point in the World Cup qualifying group as Jurgen Degabriele scored in the 98th minute to earn a point in a 2-2 draw with Cyprus.

Zach Muscat headed Malta’s first goal from very close range to the high centre, which was assisted by Stephen Pisani, with a cross following a corner.

This all went down at AEK Arena in Larnaca.

‘We were not confident in the first half.  We have put pressure on ourselves for nothing, were the initial comments by Head Coach of the National Team, Devis Mangia following the match.

‘The second half was perfect, or at least better than the first one.  We could have been more compact after the draw but we played better in the second half’, he continued.

These two countries last met in September, when Malta picked up a 3–0 win in that match. Yesterday’s result leaves Malta just above Cyprus in the standings, with two matches to go.