Apart from Gareth Sciberras who is unavailable due to work commitments, also missing is another Birkirkara player – Edward Herrera. Nicky Vella, Glenn Zammit, Steve Bezzina and Ishmael Grech were, on the other hand, dropped from the squad which will be travelling to Portugal.
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Steve Bezzina was included in the starting line-up for the last match for Malta – a friendly match against Albania in Durres.
The new faces in the squad are Floriana midfielder Steve Pisani and Hibernians striker Jean Paul Farrugia.
The players selected by Ghedin are:
goalkeepers Justin Haber (Birkirkara), Andrew Hogg (Kalloni);
defenders Andrei Agius (Aprilia), Steve Borg (Valletta), Ryan Camilleri (Hibs), Jonathan Caruana (Valletta), Clayton Failla (Hibs), Alex Muscat (Sliema);
midfielders Shaun Bajada (Valletta), Roderick Briffa (Valletta), Paul Fenech (Birkirkara), Ryan Fenech (Valletta), Bjorn Kristensen (Hibs), John Mintoff (Sliema), Rowen Muscat (Birkirkara), Steve Pisani (Floriana), Andre Schembri (FSV Frankfurt);
forwards Michael Mifsud (unattached), Jean Paul Farrugia (Hibs), Terence Vella (Birkirkara).
After this game, Malta will be playing a friendly match against Slovakia in September, a few days before taking on Croatia in the first EURO 2016 qualifier at the Stadion Maksimir in Zagreb on September 9.