Heavy defeat for Under-21 side
Antoine Busuttil | Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012 | 22 Comments »
The Malta Under-21 side lost 0-5 to B Italia – the Italian Serie B Under-21 side – in a friendly match at the Hibernians Stadium on Tuesday. A friendly match which gave coach Ray ‘Zazu’ Farrugia the opportunity to teat his players ahead of the next UEFA Under -21 Championship qualifying campaign.
New faces in the squad included Ayrton Azzopardi of Hibernians after his recent senior national team call-up.
Photos: Copyright © domenic aquilina/MFA
The visitors created the first serious goal-scoring opportunity on the 20th with Giorgio Capece hitting the crossbar.
Malta went close with a Ryan Camenzuli freekick on 21 minutes which was deflected into a corner by Rosania and off the resulting corner, Camenzuli went close once again with a shot from the right which was unfortunately blocked by Camilleri. Bjorn Kristensen then served Terence Vella on the right but the latter’s conclusion was blocked by Brosco into a corner on 26 minutes.
The Italian Serie B side managed to break the deadlock on 27 minutes thanks to a low shot by Simone Zaza which beat goalkeeper Steve Sultana.
On the half-hour, Terence Vella tried his luck with a shot from outside the area which was parried by goalkeeper Iacobucci.
However the Italians doubled the score four minutes from the end of the first half when off a Daniele Baselli freekick, Riccardo Brosco headed the ball home from close range.
Just before half-time, Camenzuli concluded a good move with a shot from outside the area which was saved by the Italian goalkeeper. A header by Zaza was then blocked into a corner by Sultana.
The visitors kept pushing for more, going close with a fierce shot by Capece and another shot from outside the area by Pucciarelli.
Substitute Pietro Iemmello scored the third goal on 59 minutes with a rising shot from outside the area, possibly slightly deflected by a defender, beating goalkeeper Daniel Balzan.
Manuel Pucciarelli hit the crossbar for Italy on 73 minutes with a shot from inside the area. malta replied with a Daren Falzon freekick which was blocked by a defender and off the rebound, the Naxxar striker’s effort ended just wide. A minute later, Rowen Muscat had a fine shot ending just wide.
Manuel Giandonato scored a fourth goal six minutes from time with a direct freekcik from the left which gave goalkeeper Balzan no chance.
But the game was not over yet as another substitute, Riccardo Improta, beat the Malta goalkeeper with a conclusion from the right for the Italians’ fifth goal.
On the 90th, Daniel Balzan stopped Italy from increasing the lead further turning into a corner a freekick by Iemmello.
Photos: Copyright © domenic aquilina/MFA
MALTA Steve Sultana (46′ Daniel Balzan), Ryan Camenzuli (71′ Johann Bezzina), Zach Muscat, Owen Bugeja (15′ Luca Martinelli), Rowen Muscat, Steve Pisani (62′ Daren Falzon), Terence Vella, Ayrton Azzopardi (46′ Matthew Gauci), Yessous Camilleri, Clyde Borg (46′ Lydon Micallef), Bjorn Kristensen.
Coach: Ray Farrugia
B ITALIA Alessandro Iacobucci (46′ Alessandro Berardi), Luca Ghiringhelli, Andrea De Vito (46′ Filippo Minarini), Giorgio Capece, Riccardo Brosco, Daniele Rosania (46′ Biagio Meccariello), Manuel Pucciarelli, Daniele Baselli (46′ Manuel Giandonato), Simone Zaza (46′ Pietro Iemmello), Alessandro De Vitis (51′ Riccardo Improta), Stefano Pettinari.
Coach: Massimo Piscedda
Referee: Christos Nicolaides (CYP)
Assistant Referees: Sotiris Viktoros, Marios Demetriades (CYP)
Fourth official: Chris Lautier
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bkull rispet lej kulhadd…ima dan il futur tan nazjonal….dawn ma b team tahom labu ta ml kiku labu mal A team xkinu jamlu…nahseb zmin iz zazu spicca….jew qed jilabu bluguh…
daw il gowls nibqaw naqalaw meta ma taghzilx lahjar players ta daw leta ma nahsibx huma daw lahjar pleyers li aw malta ta dik section
Ibqu ghajtu li ghandna futur….with all respect to the boys ta…naf li mhux easy anzi ma tahtu xejn imma stop moaning li ghamilna avanz u ghandna futur…ahna dak li ahna!!! Unlucky never give up.
Lanqas biss kontu hemm u tridu titkellmu. Dawn kienu kollha sentejn akbar mill-plejers taghna u ghalkemm kienu dejjem ahjar minnha xorta titghallem minn dawn il-loghbiet. Il-kowc introduca plejers godda fl-iskwadra u tajjeb li tipprova. Meta gabu hames punti ftit xhur ilu kulhadd icapcap issa ghax tilfu mal-Italja kulhadd imaqdar.
xghadu xjaqsam li qet tidt ok vera forsi sentejn ikbar min tana ima tahseb li kieku taparom kona nirbhulom ux tkoplux ingibu skuzi dal ilivell tana u daqshek ma tista qatt tikopera ma ta barra hawnhek fsidt zejjed hawn ma tfal u qatt ma tista tamel xejn u ohra dejjem li istess players u dejjem li istess ucuh hawn min ghadu lisem jilab u daqshek
Bir-rispett kollu ta, ghal livell ta malta, anke bis-c team ikunu ahjar minnha l-maltin. X’ghandu x’jaqsam il-coach, il-problema taghna hija n-nuqqas ta finanzi biex intejbu l-kwalita tal football lokali. Dawn fis-serie b, il-facilitajiet li jkollom hija holma anke ghal xi teamijiet tal premier taghna.
@ malti
Ma ingibux issoltu skuza tan-nuqqas ta finanzi ta. il problema i ghaliex ahna zaghar wisq. Tinsiex li l’Italja hemm popolazjoni ta sittin miljun u ahna inqas minn nofs miljun. Palermo hemm kwazi id doppju tal popolazjoni tal gzejjer Maltin ghaliex hemm iktar minn seba mitt elf persuna u dan qieghed najd belt go Sqallija biss.
Ma ghanniex inhamru wiccna jekk nitilfu ma pajjizi ikbar minna. Jien inhammar wicci biss meta nitilfu ma pajjizi daqs jekk mux izghar mil popolazzjoni taghna.
Xorta wahda m’ghanniex naqtaw qatt qalbna
Missna nisthu naqalaw 5 mal B team ta l italia, u setat spiccat 9 -0 ukoll bic cansijiet mitlufa. il coach ma nahsibx li jahti, l problema hija in nuqqas ta professjonalita fil clubs Maltin. It timijiet nazzjonali Maltin qatt ma huma ha javvanzaw qabel ma jinqalbu clubs professjonali, li minni jidher inpossibli issir habba nuqqas ta finanzi.hemm bzonn iktar scouting ukoll!!
Same old faces, jider li il haga hi li jintlabu listess players mux vera li tigu issegwu l lob. Dan it team ili jigi ibbazat kem ilu em kz zazu jbiddel zewg ucuh lem u law. Players ma jilabux fil pozijonijiet tahhom u jilabu xorta
dejjem tmaqdru. tafu li hafna minn dawn l-players li laghbu kontra Malta huma players li huma registrati ma’ clubs kbar bhal Juventus, Lazio, Inter, etc? qeghdin biss fis-serie B b’self ghal sena. pero dawn huma kollha players li sa sentejn ohra se nkunu qeghdin narawhom jilaghbu fis-Serie A.
ejja ma narawx kbir u naghtu is-support taghna kull hin u kull mument. m’ghandiex dubju li dawk li qed tmaqdru ma mortux taghtu is-support taghkom lit-team waqt l-loghba. is-sehem taghkom fejn kien??
vera rizultat ikrah ,,,,,,,,,,,,tafu li friendly?? em mil inqas li naf jien players li fadlilom 3 snien /21…….zach,byorn,camenzuli,nene,artyon,bezzina, u dawn il b ta italja xorta jilabu fil league ahjar min taghna u huma kwazi regolari mat team taghhom, u taghna 4 jew 5 biss huma regolari,jien xorta nemmen li ilplayers li hemm xorta huma ahjar mil players li qet tajdu intkom ta 1 division jew 2 division
I personally think new faces like Matthew Tabone, Terence Aguis, Jurgen of Pieta hotspurs and vittoriosa Goalkepeer jean vella should surely have been included. However, this was still a good test for under 21 side, they have great future. Tmaqdrux..!!
Ghandom scout vacancy ic Chelsea . Applika ax min kif tider ticcumbom il players . Hallina siehbi segwi sew lewwel . Djm listes ucuh u ismijit .
@ Robert De Pascuale…. X’futur ghandom li jilghbu fil premier??? Dak futur!!!! peres li xi haga kbira biex tilaghab fil premier ta Malta… Dawn it tfal ma ghandomx tord imma sewwa qal Oservatur li fsied zejed hawn mil genituri..kulhadd jigiri wara ibnu fl-isports ghat training bl-iskuza ghax ma ghandux min iwaslu u l-hsara u nuqas ta responsabilta li qed jibnu f dawn il futur tfal!! hija tremenda…kulhadd jahseb li ghandu it tifel Lionel!!! it tfal kollha jahsbu li ghax ga qedin ma elite ta Malta m’hemx bzonn sforz ikbar biex jaslu ximkien iehor!!!!! Generazjoni kienet ghada u ser tibqa Mne… sa kemm nibqaw b din il mentalita u mhux ser naslu imkien…. just say to the boys well done or unlucky better luck next time….insoma usual story!!!
Min qal li zmien l coach spicca nghidlu x’ghandu x’jaqsam il coach?
Int midhla tal football habib? qatt labt?
Jien onestament ma nafx kif L MFA ghadha ma proponitx xi tip ta kompetizzjoni ghal timijiet zghar bhalna milli nibqghu nahlu l hin u l hin ta timijiet kbar bhal italja, (ghax hekk jghidu, li loghba ma teams bhalna tkun fixture zejda). Mela ghalfejn nibqghu nippersistu la darba ghadna ameteurs? Meta xi darba naslu professjonali hemmhekk iva nemmen li l improvement ikun wiehed notevoli, imma zgur mhux jekk nibghu hekk.
Ghala dejjem immaqdru specjalment lil maltin minflok namlulom kurrag jien nahseb matafux differenza hemm bejn il kampjonati ta malta ma loghob internazjonlal
Il-bierah kont qed nisma’ lil Arrigo Sacchi jitkellem u qal – biex tilghab fic-champs league trid tkun 80-90% tal-forma menti fis serieA tista’ tilghab anka b’50-60%!
Ahseb u ara fil lig Malti fej certu loghbiet jkunu passigata, ohrajn kullhadd jaf kif etc
Anka tara intervista’ma’plejer li laghab 90minuta shah jkun qisu ghadu gej min mixja fuq il-front – biex taraw x livell awn
il-loghba kienet bejn FLo – Vlt (igifieri suppost loghba kkumbattuta)
Dan huwa team li ser jibda il kampanja tijaw as sentejn li gejijn. Jiena konvint u cert li laqwa coach li em ta qali huwa iz zazu. Dan ser jibni team bhal ma ma dejjem ghamel fil passat, fdin il kategorija zazu dejjem isorprenda u ghalkem mhux dejjem huwa xorta gab laqwa rizultati ghal malta, dejjem gab il punti u dejjem skurjajna aktar min qat qabel. Jien nixtiq nara liz zazu ghanki jihu parti fkategoriji izghar bhal mu dak tal under 19s ax zgur li namlu kambjament kbir. Flopinjoni tijaj zazu ghandu vizjoni tajba hafna tal loghba u dejjem jilghab batenzjoni u jirispeta laversarji taghna. Nappella sabiex jatuh cans u taraw li maz zmien li zazu laqwa coach ghal malta fdawn il kategoriji.
nisgurak li jin nilab u naf xjin nejdlek…u jek ma tafx oqod kwit….kif tridna nimxu il quddiem
Nahseb li kulhadd qal dak li kellu jghid, jkew dwar il coach jew ghax ameteurs, jiena wahda nghid il- futbol huwa loghba li tintlaghab kullimkien, bl-istess regolamenti li hawn Malta, imma l-uniku punt li fir- regolamenti li ghanda l-amminiztrazzjoni maltija nieqes huwa xi tfisser KOMPETIZZJONI, xi tfisser wiehed meta jitlef, xi tfisser meta wiehed jirbah………It- tfal jibdew isiru jafuhom meta ikollom 15 il sena, ghax qabel 15 il sena l-importanti li tmur u tiehu pjacir… meta jilghabek il- coach!!!……….. Jiena nisma skond dejjem kif jghidu l-esperti li hawn gewwa Nurseries, Clubs etc…JEKK TIFEL MA JILHAQX IL- LIVELL TEKNIKU SA 12 IL SENA MA JILHQU QATT…….Jiena nistaqsi allura kif iridu lil dawn it- tfal jirbhu meta dawn ma JAFUX XI TFISSER KOMPETITTIVI tinsewx DAWN IT-TFAL SA SENGHTEJN ILLU QATT MA ESPRIMEW xi tfisser REBHA U TELFA ghax L-AKTAR HAGA MPORTANTI hija li jiehdu gost jilghabu.. tafu min jiehu gost hux min ghandhom il- genituri involuti fil- kumitati specjalment tan- nurseries ghax l-ohrajn gieli anqas jghidulhom li ghandom il- loghob halli ma jmurx il- missier u jiehu sodisfazzjon ghax inkella johrog it- tifel min nursery u tal- kumitat jitilfu PARAMETRI………Dan li jridu jaraw l-AMMINISTRAZZJONIJIET TAL- MFA……..
qed naqra certa kummenti u verament nwegga. Uhud mil-plejers taghna huma 19 il-sena. Fl-ewwel half ma kien hemm l-ebda diferenza bejn it-tims u kien hemm bosta cansijiet fejn stajna ftahna l-iskor.
Fil-bidu tat-tieni half it-Taljani biddlu 5 plejers, igifieri nofs it-tim u kienu iktar friski. Minn dahal minn taghhom tista tghid kien motivat iktar mill ohrajn li kienu fil-grawnd u filfatt tlieta minnhom skurjaw!
Kontra timijiet tamparna l-grawnd vojt kien u baqa, mela din li nghidu biex nilghabu tamparna ma tregiex ghax in-nies xorta ma jitilawx! U jekk tahsbu li ghax ingibu rizultat ma tim tamparna tattira n-nies biex jigu l-loghba ta wara mhux vera lanqas ghax meta gibna ir-rizultati away b dan it-tim tal-U21 in-nies xorta ma mlewhx il-Hibs stadium!
Ieqfu maqdru u ahjar gejtu tissaportjaw!
They need to learn HOW TO SCORE…