The Malta Under-17 side lost 1-2 to Luxembourg in another match from Group B5 of the UEFA Under-17 Championship Round 2 at the Centenary Stadium on Sunday.

Sami Abo Assaf put Malta ahead on 17 minutes but just before the end of the first half, Bilal Dardari levelled matters for Luxembourg.

Five minutes from time, Ruben Sousa notched the winner for Luxembourg.

On Wednesday, Malta faces the Faroe Islands who drew 0-0 with Luxembourg and lost 0-1 to Bulgaria in the previous two matches.

Photo courtesy of Malta FA

Luxembourg Nayan Campos, Lohan Monteiro Ruiz, Edson Lima (Alexandre Tavares 63’), Mylan Oger, Mika Da Luz Garcia (Rodrigo Delgado 72’), Ruben Sousa, Bilal Dardari, Roger Motingea Sweli (Dinis Jordao Machado 82’), Diogo Dos Santos Pereira, Jona Polfer (Gabriel Martins Matysik 82’), Jess Gomes Rodrigues (Kevin Fernandes 63’).

Malta Adam Newell, Drew Miceli, Ben Gaerty, Andreas Vella, Sami Abo Assaf, Liam James, Daniel Pawley (Matteas Caruana 82’), Jack Camilleri, Zyad Vella-Newell, Scott Camilleri (Jaylen Zarb 76’), Matteo-Paolo Grech (Gunner Elliott 46’).

Referee: Aaron Wyn Jones (Wales)