Malta coach Dusan Fitzel has named a 24-man squad for the UEFA EURO 2008T qualifiers at home to Bosnia-Herzegovina on 2 September and against Turkey in Frankfurt four days later.
The Maltese players recently had a nine-day training camp in the Czech Republic to prepare for the Group C matches and Fitzel told uefa.com: "I was very satisfied by the way things went during this intensive training camp. I am sure it helped to get the squad in the right frame of mind. I think our group is very difficult but I am sure we can achieve our goal of obtaining points and improving our world ranking."
Malta squad:
Goalkeepers: Simon Agius (Floriana FC), Justin Haber (Excelsior Vitor FC), Andrew Hogg (Pietà Hotspurs FC), Mario Muscat (Hibernians FC)
Defenders: Ian Azzopardi (Floriana FC), Ian Ciantar (Sliema Wanderers FC) Luke Dimech (Marsaxlokk FC), Brian Said (Sliema Wanderers FC), Kenneth Scicluna (Birkirkara FC), Stephen Wellman (Marsaxlokk FC), Peter Pullicino (Msida St Joseph FC)
Midfielders: Roderick Bajada (Sliema Wanderers FC), Christian Cassar (Floriana FC), Trevor Cilia (Floriana FC), Stefan Giglio (Sliema Wanderers FC), Dyson Falzon (Valletta FC), Claude Mattocks (Sliema Wanderers FC), Jaime Pace (Marsaxlokk FC) Kevin Sammut (Marsaxlokk FC), Gareth Sciberras (Marsaxlokk FC)
Forwards: Gilbert Agius (Valletta FC), Michael Mifsud (Lillestrøm SK), Andre Schembri (Marsaxlokk FC), Terence Scerri, (Hibernians FC), Ivan Woods (Sliema Wanderers FC).
13 August 2006
Maltese champions Birkirkara FC lifted the Super Cup for the fifth consecutive year with a dramatic 2-1 victory against Maltese Cup holders Hibernians FC in the annual season curtain-raiser.
Despite being reduced to ten men after debutant goalkeeper Sean Sullivan was dismissed ten minutes from time, the title-holders edged the contest when George Mallia scrambled in the winner with only a minute remaining.
With both teams missing key players, Birkirkara made the better start by taking the lead through Matthew Calascione on the stroke of half-time. However, Hibernians improved after the break and it was no surprise when the impressive Chuckunyere Ndubisi gave a pass to Pablo Doffo to beat Sullivan with aplomb.
To compound matters for Birkirkara, Sullivan was shown a second yellow card for a foul on Calascione but the champions rallied, Mallia tapping in the deciding goal from close range after efforts from Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza and Angelo Paradiso had been blocked.
