The Malta Under-15 national team defeated Cyprus 3-2 in the first of two friendly matches at the Centenary Stadium.

Zackary Diagne put Malta ahead on 23 minutes and Shaylon Lanzon doubled the score two minutes from the end of the first half.

Michail Antoniou reduced the gap for Cyprus four minutes in the second half but Maxim Gromov made it 3-1 for Malta on the 90th. Nikolas Botsos scored a second goal for Cyprus two minutes in added time.

Photo courtesy of Malta FA

MALTA Mardeo Zammitm Javier James (Sebastian Farrugia, 56’), Matthew Hyzler (Alex Zammit, 56’), Ellias Abdilla, Neil Haber, Zackary Diagne (Jean Zammit, 73’), Shaylon Lanzon (Zac Baldacchino Orland, 56’), Craig Taylor (Nedved Bonello, 46’), Edward Craig Schembri (Jmii Zammit, 84’), Beppe Aquilina Arena (Maxim Gromov, 56’), Noah Muscat (Braydon Muscat, 73’).

CYPRUS Michalis Bakkas, Angelos Kaouros, Thomas Christou ( Ioannis Christostomou, 46’), Maximilian Andreas Michaelides (Evros Fokou, 56’), Konstantinos Kyriakou (Christos Georgiou, 46’), Orestis Velazis (Nikolas Botsos, 46’), Maximos Michaelides (Alfi Bates Andreou, 46’), Andreas Michael (Ioannis Ioannou, 46’), Andreas Chriatodoulou, Savvas Kleovoulou (Michail Antoniou, 46’), Nicodemos Rafael Vrontis (Christos Mavrommatis, 67’).