Under-19 side off to Vienna

The Under-19 side, led by coach Branko Nisevic and his assistant Emmanuel Farrugia, left Malta on Monday, destination Vienna where they will be taking part in Group 12 of the UEFA Under-19 Championship qualifying round mini-tournament being played between October 5 and 10.

The teams in Group 12 besides Malta and hosts Austria are Albania and Denmark.

Malta takes on hosts Austria in the first match on Wednesday at the Ertl Glas Stadion in Amstetten, kick-off at 19:00. The second match is against Denmark on Friday at the same venue, kick-off at 13:00. The third and final match will be played on Monday against Albania at the Life Arena in Seitenstetten, kick-off at 19:00.

The players selected by Nisevic and Farrugia are:
goalkeepers Yenz Cini (Valletta), Karl Magri (Birkirkara);
defenders Samir Arab (Valletta), Ryan Camenzuli (Birkirkara), Christian Grech (Pietà), Christopher Grech (Floriana), Francesco Guzman (Floriana), Keith Tanti (Hibs);
midfielders Terence Agius (Pietà), Ayrton Azzopardi (Hibs), Johann Bezzina (Hibs), Sacha Borg (Marsaxlokk), John Paul Calleja (St. Andrews), John Debono (Naxxar), Brooke Farrugia (Floriana), Ryan Scicluna (Birkirkara);
forwards Michael Camilleri (Birkirkara), Matteo Desira Buttigieg (St. Andrews), Dylan Micallef (St. Patrick).