Malta beaten by Croatia

The Malta U-17 team yesterday conceded their second consecutive defeat in the UEFA U-17 mini-tournament being played in Finland after they were beaten by Croatia 1-0. The goal that gave the Croatians their first win in the competition arrived four...

The Malta U-17 team yesterday conceded their second consecutive defeat in the UEFA U-17 mini-tournament being played in Finland after they were beaten by Croatia 1-0.

The goal that gave the Croatians their first win in the competition arrived four minutes into injury time to deny the Maltese from gathering their first points of the tournament.

Mark Miller's men had opened their commitments in the tournament with a 2-0 defeat to hosts Finland on Tuesday. Croatia drew their opening match against Northern Ireland 2-2.

Malta play their final match of the mini-tournament on Saturday.

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