UEFA NATIONS LEAGUE - 2018/19 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Victoria Stadium - Gibraltar Tuesday 16 October 2018 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Gibraltar Group D4 - Matchday 4 Liechtenstein Last updated 18/03/2019 22:40CET Previous meetings 2 Squad list 3 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Match-by-match lineups 11 Legend 13 1 Gibraltar - Liechtenstein Tuesday 16 October 2018 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar Previous meetings Head to Head UEFA Nations League Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Salanovic 32, Wieser 09/09/2018 GS-FT Liechtenstein - Gibraltar 2-0 Vaduz 72 Final Qualifying Total tournament Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Total Gibraltar - - - - - - - - 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 Liechtenstein - - - - - - - - 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 Gibraltar - Liechtenstein Tuesday 16 October 2018 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar Squad list Gibraltar League phase No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Goalkeepers Gibraltar 1 Kyle Goldwin 24/04/1985 33 * 3 0 United Gibraltar 13 Matt Cafer 27/09/1994 24 - 0 0 Phoenix College 23 Dayle Coleing 23/10/1996 21 - 0 0 Europa Defenders Lincoln 2 Jean-Carlos Garcia 05/07/1992 26 - 1 0 Red Imps Lincoln 3 Joseph Chipolina 14/12/1987 30 * 3 1 Red Imps West 4 John Sergeant 27/02/1995 23 Didsbury & * 3 0 Chorlton College 5 Ethan Jolley 29/03/1997 21 - 0 0 Europa Lincoln 6 Louie Annesley 03/05/2000 18 - 1 0 Red Imps Lincoln 11 Alain Pons 16/09/1995 23 - 3 0 Red Imps Abingdon 12 Jayce Olivero 02/07/1998 20 - 3 0 United Lincoln 14 Roy Chipolina 20/01/1983 35 - 1 0 Red Imps Gibraltar 15 Erin Barnett 02/09/1996 22 * 2 0 United Lincoln 20 Ethan Britto 30/11/2000 17 - 1 0 Red Imps Midfielders Lincoln - Anthony Hernandez 03/02/1995 23 - 2 0 Red Imps Lincoln 8 Anthony Bardon 19/01/1993 25 * 3 0 Red Imps College 10 Liam Walker 13/04/1988 30 - 3 0 Europa Lincoln 16 Kyle Casciaro 02/12/1987 30 - 0 0 Red Imps Lincoln 17 Andrew Hernandez 10/01/1999 19 - 1 0 Red Imps Manchester 18 Scott Ballantine 12/04/1996 22 - 0 0 62 College 19 Tjay De Barr 13/03/2000 18 - 2 0 Europa Forwards 3 Gibraltar - Liechtenstein Tuesday 16 October 2018 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar Gibraltar League phase Lincoln 7 Lee Casciaro 29/09/1981 37 - 3 0 Red Imps Lincoln 9 George Cabrera 14/12/1988 29 - 0 0 Red Imps Lincoln 21 Jamie Coombes 27/05/1996 22 - 1 0 Red Imps Coach - Julio Ribas 08/01/1957 61 - 3 0 4 Gibraltar - Liechtenstein Tuesday 16 October 2018 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar Liechtenstein League phase No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Benjamin Büchel 04/07/1989 29 Vaduz - 3 0 12 Thomas Hobi 20/06/1993 25 Hohenems - 0 0 21 Justin Ospelt 07/09/1999 19 Vaduz - 0 0 Defenders 2 Fabian Eberle 27/07/1992 26 VfB Eichstätt - 0 0 3 Max Göppel 31/08/1997 21 Vaduz - 3 0 4 Daniel Kaufmann 22/12/1990 27 Balzers * 3 0 6 Andreas Malin 31/01/1994 24 Dornbirn - 0 0 15 Seyhan Yildiz 30/04/1989 29 Balzers * 3 1 22 Martin Rechsteiner 15/02/1989 29 Balzers - 2 0 Midfielders 5 Marco Wolfinger 18/04/1989 29 Balzers - 0 0 8 Aron Sele 02/09/1996 22 Vaduz - 3 0 10 Sandro Wieser 03/02/1993 25 Vaduz * 3 1 11 Dennis Salanovic 26/02/1996 22 Thun - 2 1 13 Mathias Sele 28/05/1992 26 Balzers - 0 0 14 Livio Meier 10/01/1998 20 Eschen/Mauren - 2 0 16 Vinzenz Flatz 05/07/1994 24 Konolfingen - 0 0 17 Robin Gubser 17/04/1991 27 Balzers - 2 0 18 Nicolas Hasler 04/05/1991 27 Chicago Fire - 3 0 20 Sandro Wolfinger 24/08/1991 27 Eschen/Mauren * 3 1 23 Michele Polverino 26/09/1984 34 Balzers - 2 0 Forwards 7 Philippe Erne 14/12/1986 31 Balzers - 2 0 9 Marcel Büchel 18/03/1991 27 Empoli * 1 0 19 Niklas Kieber 04/03/1993 25 Eschen/Mauren - 2 0 Coach - Rene Paurtisch 04/02/1964 54 - 3 0 5 Gibraltar - Liechtenstein Tuesday 16 October 2018 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar Head coach Julio César Ribas Date of birth: 8 January 1957 Nationality: Uruguayan Playing career: Bella Vista (three times), Nacional Montevideo (twice), Liverpool Montevideo, Gimnasia LP, Sud América, Defensor Sporting, River Plate Montevideo (twice), Mayindú, Cartaginés Coaching career: Sud América, Nacional Asunción, Bella Vista (twice), Peñarol (twice), Liverpool Montevideo, Venezia, Juventud de las Pedras, Oman, Deportivo Maldonado, Cartagena, Lincoln Red Imps, Gibraltar • During a 17-year playing career that was mostly spent in his native Uruguay but also took him to Argentina's Gimnasia and Cartagines in Costa Rica, Ribas won the Uruguayan league with Nacional in 1977 and Bella Vista in 1990 and also won second division titles in his homeland with Liverpool and River Plate, in addition to his ten caps for Uruguay. • His coaching career started successfully with a second division title for his first club, Sud América. Another second- tier championship success three years later with Bella Vista, whom he had represented three times as a player, earned a move to Montevideo giants Peñarol, where Ribas remained for three years, winning the Uruguayan national championship in 1999. • His first move outside Uruguay brought him to Venice, but it did not go to plan as Venezia were relegated from Italy's Serie B. Ribas then tried his hand at international football, coaching Oman for a short spell in 2008. • Back at Peñarol, he helped steer the club to the 2009 Uruguayan title but was soon on the move again, eventually ending up in Spain's Segunda División B (third tier) with Cartagena in 2014/15. • He was appointed coach of Lincoln Red Imps, the perennial champions of Gibraltar, in April 2016, and although they were pipped to the title in his first full season, Ribas nevertheless made a name for himself by leading the team to a sensational 1-0 home first-leg win over Celtic in a UEFA Champions League qualifier (albeit in a 1-3 aggregate defeat) and then reclaiming the national title for Lincoln in 2017/18 before taking over as head coach of the Gibraltar national team. René Pauritsch Date of birth: 4 February 1964 Nationality: Austrian Playing career: Voitsberg, Grazer AK (twice), DSV Leoben, Red-White Rankweil, Frohnleiten Coaching career: Eschen/Mauren, Vorarlberg, Austria Lustenau (assistant), Liechtenstein (youth), Liechtenstein • Had a modest playing career, making a total of 35 Austrian Bundesliga appearances for Grazer AK and Leoben in addition to spending time in the lower leagues with Voitsberg, Rankweil and Frohnleiten. • His sole top-flight goal was a decisive one – the winner for Leoben in a 2-1 victory against Krems on 3 November 1990. • Began coaching in Liechtenstein at Eschen/Mauren before returning home to Austria to lead Vorarlberg and, subsequently, work as assistant at second-tier Austria Lustenau under Heinz Fuchsbichler. • Took charge of Liechtenstein's youth teams in 2008, eventually stepping up to succeed Hans-Peter Zaugg at the helm of the senior national side in late 2012. • Enjoyed some early success in his new role, guiding Liechtenstein to 1-1 home draws against Latvia and Slovakia in his first two competitive fixtures. Oversaw a 1-0 victory away to Moldova in November 2014 as part of qualifying for UEFA EURO 2016, Liechtenstein's first competitive away success in nine years. 6 Gibraltar - Liechtenstein Tuesday 16 October 2018 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar Match officials Referee Vasilis Dimitriou (CYP) Assistant referees Charalambos Charalambous (CYP) , Pavlos Georgiou (CYP) Additional assistant referees Timotheos Christofi (CYP) , Kostas Psevdiotis (CYP) Fourth official Stelios Nikita (CYP) UEFA Delegate Arturs Gaidels (LVA) UEFA Referee observer Gaetano De Gabriele (MLT) Referee Name Date of birth UEFA matches Vasilis Dimitriou 13/08/1977 0 19 UEFA Nations League matches between the two teams No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 06/09/2012 U21 QR Italy Liechtenstein 7-0 Casarano 16/11/2015 U21 QR Albania Liechtenstein 2-0 Elbasan 27/03/2018 U21 QR 294080 Russia 0-5 Gibraltar 7 Gibraltar - Liechtenstein Tuesday 16 October 2018 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar Competition facts What is the background to the UEFA Nations League? The rejuvenation of national team football – and the UEFA Nations League – stems from the desire of UEFA and its 55 member associations to improve the quality and standing of national team football. UEFA and its associations wanted more sporting meaning in national team football, with associations, coaches, players and supporters increasingly of the opinion that friendly matches are not providing adequate competition for national teams. Extensive consultation and discussions started as far back as the 2011 UEFA Strategy Meeting in Cyprus and continued at a series of Top Executive Programme (TEP) meetings over the following three years. The UEFA Nations League was unanimously adopted at the XXXVIII Ordinary UEFA Congress in Astana on 27 March 2014.