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Malta Under-21 Coach Davide Mazzotta has named a 23-man squad for the upcoming UEFA U21 European Championship Qualifying matches against Northern Ireland and Georgia.<\/p>\n

This international window will see the team have its first away trip of the campaign, travelling to face Northern Ireland. The encounter will take place on Thursday 9th October at the Oval in Belfast, Northern Ireland, with kick-off at 20:45hrs (CET). This match will be broadcast live on TVMi.mt.<\/p>\n

Following that match, Malta will return to home soil, taking on Georgia at the Centenary Stadium on Tuesday 14th October, with the match kicking off at 7pm.<\/p>\n

Tickets for the match can be purchased from tickets.mfa.com.mt<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Prices are as follows:
\nSide A:
\nAdults: \u20ac10 (Seniors and Concessions: \u20ac6)
\nChildren Under 12: Free entrance<\/p>\n

The match will also be live on TVMSport+.<\/p>\n

Malta will be looking to bounce back from the opening matchday defeat against Greece, with the team eager to respond, guided by coach Mazzotta and the rest of the coaching staff.<\/p>\n

The 23-man squad selected by Mazzotta is as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Goalkeepers
\n<\/strong>Luca Camilleri (Zabbar St Patrick FC), Karl Sargent (Gzira United), Hugo Sacco (Hibernians FC)<\/p>\n

Defenders
\n<\/strong>Bjorn Buhagiar (Gudja United), Nathan Cross (Birkirkara FC), Matteo Gambin (Fgura United), Finley Ging (Boston United \u2013 ENG), Benjamin Hili (Balzan FC), Jake Micallef (Zabbar St Patrick FC), Deacon Abela (Gzira United), Sven Xerri (Hamrun Spartans FC)<\/p>\n

Midfielders
\n<\/strong>Jake Azzopardi (Valletta FC), Lucas Caruana (Hibernians FC), Antiago De Flavia (Floriana FC), Jake Grech (Balzan FC), Daniel Letherby (Hamrun Spartans FC), Giuseppe Bonanno (Naxxar Lions FC)<\/p>\n

Forwards
\n<\/strong>Nicholas Agius (Zabbar St Patrick FC), Ensell Attard (Marsaxlokk FC), Shaisen Attard (Hamrun Spartans FC), Brookyln Borg (Gzira United), Sean Gatt (Santa Lucia FC), Joshua Pitts (Ipswich Town \u2013 ENG)<\/p>\n

Source:MFA<\/p>\n

Photo: MFA<\/p>\n

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