Malta lost 5-0 to Bulgaria in a match from Group B2 of League B of the UEFA Women’s Under-17 Championship at the Bayil Arena in Baku Azerbaijan on Wednesday.

Raya Boneva put Bulgaria ahead on 15 minutes and Katerina-Maria Ravnachka doubled the score seven minutes later. Ravnachka extended the lead ten minutes in the second half and on 64 minutes, Gergana Halyanova scored the fourth goal. Malta had Krista Sacco sent off on 71 minutes and five minutes later, Raya Filipova made it 5-0.

Malta will be in action once again on Saturday, facing Luxembourg. Luxembourg defeated hosts Azerbaijan in another match on Wednesday.

Photo courtesy of Malta FA

BULGARIA Darena Radeva, Gergana Halyanova (72′ Teodora Somova), Elisa Desvaud, Vesela Kalinova, Zornitsa Koeva, Tereza Popova (69′ Yoana Georgieva), Raya Boneva (69′ Zara Georgieva), Katerina-Maria Ravnachka, Julie Jacobs (59′ Ivon Apostolova), Ivana Chalakova, Silyana Mihaleva (59′ Raya Filipova)

MALTA Julia Maria Zarb, Amy Bello Catania, Krista Sacco, Amy Portelli, Alanah Ghio, Mariah Micallef (72′ Shaiel Falzon), Kesia Farrugia (72′ Jade Galea), Amberley Borg (56′ Erika Cini), Nina Lee Naudi, Thais Muscat (72′ Edeson Grixti), Lisa Calleja.

Referee: Filipa Pereira Cunha POR
Assistant referees: Cristiana Moreira Costa POR, Sevda Nuriyeva AZE
Fourth Official: Farida Lutfaliyeva AZE