Melita plc has officially launched its Futsal team, namely Melita Sports. The team has been accepted to participate in the MFA national Fourth Division League this season and has been drawn in Section C.

The team which is mainly composed of employees made its debut in the national league Fourth Division Section C league with a 7-3 win over Mgarr FC. Melita Sports Futsal then managed a second consecutive win after beating Handaq Athletics 6-2.

Team manager Sandro Micallef, who is also the Sports Content executive of Melita plc, commented: “It has been a very positive start for us and the first two wins of the season have filled all our players with optimism for the season ahead. Most of the players have never played Futsal before; so I guess even if we managed to win our first games it will still be a big challenge for them to get acquainted to the rules of the game.” The participation of Melita Sports Futsal team is being partly sponsored by Melita plc. Joe Balzan, chairman of the Melita Social Committee, remarked: “We are very grateful to the management of Melita plc who has supported our initiative and determination to participate in the national Futsal league which is run and administered professionally by the MFA.”

Earlier this week all the players forming part of the 2009/10 Melita Sports Futsal squad were presented with the season’s kits and apparel which are sponsored by Team Sport of Iklin.

The Melita Sports Futsal 2009/10 is composed of the following players :

Marcel Borg, Darren Desira, Kenneth Farrugia, Ramon Bromidge, Darton Bugeja, Alessandro Scicluna, Lawrence Pisani, Brandon Dedomenici, Ian Caruana, Marco Mizzi, Anthony Mamo and Mark Muscat.

The team’s coach is Sandro Micallef while Joe Balzan and Alan Cauchi, also Melita employees, share administration duties.

In the next few days Melita Sports Futsal is to register a new player, namely Jonathan Bezzina, also a Melita employee. He is a former Rabat Ajax captain who last season decided to hang up his boots in the 11-a-side game.