Anicic names final squad for UEFA Futsal EURO tournament
Malta futsal coach Zeljko Anicic has announced his final 14-man squad for the UEFA Futsal EURO 2022 Qualifying Group C Tournament, being played at the National School of Sport in Pembroke between tomorrow and Saturday.
Greece, Poland and Sweden are the other teams in Malta’s group.
The players in the Malta squad have been training regularly for the past three weeks in preparation for the tournament, also playing two home friendly matches against Bulgaria. After drawing the first match 2-2 last Sunday, Malta won the second friendly 3-1 on Monday.
The squad selected by Anicic, who took over as national futsal coach last month, is made up of players from champions Luxol St Andrews, Valletta, University of Malta and Swieqi United.
Luxol St Andrews are the most represented side with seven players called up to the national squad, Valletta and University of Malta have three players and Swieqi United one.
Malta open their commitments in this UEFA Futsal Euro Tournament tomorrow against Sweden before taking on Greece the following day. The last group match for the hosts is against Poland on Saturday, February 1.
Entrance is free.
MALTA SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Clint Mifsud (Luxol St Andrews Futsal), Stefan Vella (Luxol St Andrews Futsal).
Defenders: Marrwan Telisi (Luxol St Andrews Futsal), Giancarlo Sammut (Luxol St Andrews Futsal), Jovica Milijic (Valletta Futsal), Melvin Borg (University of Malta), Dylan Musù (University of Malta), Karl Sciortino (University of Malta).
Forwards: Carl Azzopardi (Luxol St Andrews Futsal), Andy Mangion (Luxol St Andrews Futsal), Andrè Ciancio (Valletta Futsal), George Frendo (Valletta Futsal), Firas Aboulezz (Swieqi Futsal), Mark Zammit (Luxol St Andrews Futsal).
MATCH SCHEDULE
At National School of Sport, Pembroke Tomorrow 17.00 – Poland vs Greece 20.00 – Sweden vs Malta Thursday
17.00 – Sweden vs Poland 20.00 – Malta vs Greece Saturday
16.00 – Greece vs Sweden 19.00 – Malta vs Poland