Malta vs Greece: Buttigieg trims national squad to 19 players

National coach John Buttigieg trimmed the national squad to nineteen players ahead of next Saturday’s UEFA EURO 2012 Group F qualifier against Greece at the National Stadium, kick-off at 20:30.

The players who were dropped from the squad are goalkeeper Reuben Gauci of Marsaxlokk, defender Kenneth Scicluna and midfielder Kevin Sammut of Valletta and Floriana striker Ivan Woods.

The squad is therefore made up of:
Goalkeepers
Andrew Hogg – Valletta FC
Justin Haber – Ferencvaros TC

Defenders
Joseph Zerafa – Birkirkara FC
Jonathan Caruana – Valletta FC
Carlo Mamo – Marsaxlokk FC
Clayton Failla – Sliema W. FC
Roderick Briffa – Valletta FC
Edward Herrera – Hibernians FC
Andrei Agius – Birkirkara FC

Midfielders
Jamie Pace – Valletta FC
John Hutchinson – Central Coast Mariners
Gareth Sciberras – Marsaxlokk FC
Paul Fenech – Birkirkara FC
Ryan Fenech – Valletta FC
Shaun Bajada – Birkirkara FC
Andrew Cohen – Hibernians FC

Forwards
Micheal Mifsud – Qormi FC
Andre Schembri – Ferencvaros TC
Daniel Bogdanovic – Sheffield United FC

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