Brincat names squad for final qualifier

Pierre Brincat, the coach of the Maltese women's team, has named an 19-strong squad for the European Championship qualifier against Bosnia & Herzegovina at the National Stadium today week.

Malta's participation in the qualifying round for the UEFA Women's Championship is their first in international competition.

The home qualifier against Bosnia & Herzegovina is Malta's last chance to open their account as they have lost their previous seven matches.

In their last match, Malta suffered a 5-0 defeat away to Ireland, the leaders of the group who have amassed 18 points from eight qualifiers.

Ireland have a four-point lead over Romania but the latter can still grab top spot in Group Five if they take maximum points from their last two matches against Bosnia and Croatia.

Standings: Ireland 18; Romania 14; Croatia 13; Bosnia & Herzegovina 3; Malta 0.

Remaining qualifiers: Malta vs Bosnia & Herzegovina, September 5; Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Romania, September 19; Romania vs Croatia October 2.

Malta squad:

Goalkeepers - T. Dimech (Birkirkara), M. Zahra (Hibs).

Defenders - M. Azzopardi (Melita), F. Busuttil Griffin (Hibs), F. Debono (Hibs), C. Fenech (Birkirkara), L. Galea (Hibs), N. Pace (Melita), A. Sammut (Birkirkara), A. Scicluna (Birkirkara), D. Theuma (Hibs).

Midfielders - T. Agius (Hibs), E. Agliano (Birkirkara), R. D'Agostino (Birkirkara), M. Deguara (Mosta), D. Tonna (Hibs), J. Vella (Hibs).

Forwards - S. Caruana (Hibs), K. Saliba (Hibs).