The Malta Beach Soccer National Team recorded a significant milestone on Friday, achieving its first win in the Euro Beach Soccer League.
The match, played against Norway in Division B of the Euro Beach Soccer League, took place at the Stabia Beach Arena at Castellammare di Stabia.
Malta, under the guidance of Coach Marco Casarsa, got a significant boost in the second period, when Norway’s Amund Haaland Aano was sent off. Malta took full advantage and scored immediately after thanks to Lee Joe Schembri.
Coach Casarsa’s side continued to build momentum following the opener, and Daryl Micallef was on hand to double the lead only a few moments later.
Malta went into the third period two goals in front, and a few minutes after the restart, the lead was extended to three goals, with Micallef once again getting his name on the scoresheet. Malta had a number of chances to continue extending their lead and to put the game to bed but could not add to their scoring.
Norway looked to get something from the match late on, and they reduced the deficit thanks to goals from Andreas Skotheimsvik and Sebastian Haga, but the Maltese side defended bravely and came away with a 3-2 win.
Malta will be looking to follow up their impressive result with another positive performance on Saturday 26th July, this time against Romania, with kick-off at 12:30hrs. The final match of the mini-tournament will see Malta take on Kazakhstan on Sunday 27th July at 11:15hrs.The draws for Leagues A and B of the 2025/26 BNF National Leagues season, together with the Women’s U16 League were held on Friday 25th July 2025.
The first matchdays and the sequence of club fixtures were established for the respective divisions.
The BNF U15 Leagues (A and B), each containing 10 teams, are scheduled to start on Saturday 23rd August 2025, while the BNF U17 Leagues (A and B), which contain 10 teams, are set to commence on Sunday 24th August 2025.
The BNF Women’s U16 League, containing nine teams, will also be starting on Sunday 24th August 2025.
The draws for Leagues C and D of the U15 and U17 age groups, together with the Preliminary Rounds and Rounds of 32 of the BNF U15 and U17 Knockouts will be held on Monday 11th August 2025.
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