Malta U-16 beat Egypt to set up USA re-match at world championships

Malta 8 Egypt 6 (2-1, 0-3, 3-2, 3-0) The Malta U-16 national team bounced back from their defeat to Turkey to see of Egypt to set up a rematch against the United States in the positional play-offs at the World Championships in Volos, Greece. After...

Malta 8

Egypt 6

(2-1, 0-3, 3-2, 3-0)

The Malta U-16 national team bounced back from their defeat to Turkey to see of Egypt to set up a rematch against the United States in the positional play-offs at the World Championships in Volos, Greece.

After Wednesday’s defeat to Turkey in the Gold/Platinum group, the Maltese youngsters were expected to produce a strong response against the Egyptians and Anthony Farrugia’s players showed great mental strength to bounce back to a crucial victory.

In fact, with the win against the Egyptians, the Maltese have now moved into the semi-finals of the Gold Group where they will face a re-match against the United States.

“I am really happy for the players who produced the right response following our defeat to Turkey,” Farrugia told the Times of Malta.

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