Buttigieg, Farrugia name provisional squads

Malta national coach John Buttigieg and Under-21 coach Ray Farrugia named the provisional squads for the EURO 2012 and the UEFA Under-21 Championship qualifiers in programme on Friday.

The Malta national team takes on Latvia in Riga on Friday 7 and then hosts Israel at the National Stadium on Tuesday 11. On the other hand, the Malta Under-21 hosts Ukraine and Lithuania at the Gozo Stadium on Friday 7 and Tuesday 11 respectively.

Malta A provisional squad

goalkeepers Reuben Gauci (Marsaxlokk), Justin Haber (Kerkyra – GRE), Andrew Hogg (Valletta);
defenders Roderick Briffa (Valletta), Edward Herrera (Hibs), Carlo Mamo (Marsaxlokk), Jonathan Caruana (Valletta), Andrei Agius (Latina – ITA), Steve Borg (Valletta), Joseph Zerafa (Birkirkara), Kenneth Scicluna (Qormi);
midfielders Paul Fenech (Birkirkara), John Hutchinson (Chengdu Blades – CHI), Jamie Pace (Valletta), Ryan Fenech (Valletta), Gareth Sciberras (Birkirkara), Trevor Cilia (Birkirkara), John Mintoff (Floriana), Andrew Cohen (Hibs);
forwards Christian Caruana (Floriana), Ivan Woods (Floriana), Andre Schembri (Panionios – GRE), Michael Mifsud (Valletta), Daniel Bogdanovic (Blackpool).

Malta Under 21 Provisional squad

goalkeepers Daniel Balzan (St. Andrews), Adrian Parnis (Sannat), Steve Sultana (Qormi);
defenders Owen Bugeja (Floriana), Yessous Camilleri (Balzan), Cleaven Cassar (Pietà), Kane Paul Farrugia (Mosta), Matthew Robert Gauci (Hamrun), Luca Martinelli (Mosta), Zach Muscat (Pietà), Jonathan Xerri (Marsaxlokk);
midfielders Clyde Borg (Floriana), Triston Caruana (Hibs), Sheldon Grech (Pietà), Dylan Grima (Balzan), Bjorn Kristensen (Hibs), Rowen Muscat (Birkirkara);
forwards Miguel Ciantar (Balzan), Leighton Grech (Birkirkara), Lydon Micallef (Balzan), Steve Pisani (Hibs), Terence Vella (Birkirkara).