Josh Doherty put the Irish ahead on 13 minutes and Liam Donnelly doubled the score on the 50th.
MALTA Matthew Grech, Karl Micallef, Jurgen Sultana, Jake Micallef, Kurt Zammit, Dunstan Vella, Juan Corbalan, Axel Xuereb, James Brincat, Jurgen Degabriele, Antoine Attard.
Subs: Aaron Hili, Leon Zammit, Gennaro Hili, Neil Pace Cocks, Dario Zampa, Glen Tabone.
In another match, Romania defeated Liechtenstein 4-3.
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