The bitter disappointment was more than evident on the faces of the Malta contingent, especially coach Ray Farrugia after yesterday's bitter result. Ray Farrugia did not beat round the bush and immediately said that this was a disappointing result for Malta.
He still praised the players for their performance especially in the first half. However Farrugia acknowledged that we again were condemned after suffering a goal from a set piece. He said that a defeat is always a defeat and all players are very disappointed.
Farrugia defended his choice of playing Michael Mifsud and Jake Grech behind the main striker Nwoko, saying the plan was for these two to advance and use the space that Nwoko would create. However he acknowledged that we were unable to react after suffering the decisive goal.
Farrugia reiterated that we have to move forward on this project started and continue to introduce young players. He said this is paying off, describing Dunstan Vella's display as an excellent performance.