National Team arrives in Portugal

The Malta national team led by coach Pietro Ghedin today arrived in Faro, Portugal to play in a friendly match against Gibraltar on Wednesday  Immediately after their arrival, the team had their first training session at the Hotel Ria Park Resort’s own training grounds, with Mr. Ghedin being assisted by assistant coach Ray Farrugia and Goalkeeper coach Charles Sciberras. The session consisted of some light physical preparation, after which the team tried out some  tactical schemes which may be used in Wednesday’s encounter. Ghedin however was reluctant to reveal any details about the team he will field for this match The match will be played at 6pm local time at the Estadio Algarve, in Faro. Pietro Ghedin's squad for this match: Goalkeepers – Justin Haber, Andrew Hogg Defenders – Andrei Agius, Steve Borg, Ryan Camilleri, Jonathan Caruana, Clayton Failla, Alex Muscat Midfielders – Shawn Bajada, Roderick Briffa, Paul Fenech, Ryan Fenech, Bjorn Kristensen, John Mintoff, Rowen Muscat, Steve Pisani, Andre Schembri Attackers – Michael Mifsud, Terence Vella, Jean Paul Farrugia