Floriana goalkeeper Grech gets U-21 call-up as Schranz suffers injury

Floriana goalkeeper Matthew Grech has been called up to the Malta U-21 squad for the 2019 European U-21 Championship Group Six qualifying match against Belgium on Monday. Malta U-21 coach Silvio Vella has decided to rope Grech into the squad after Philip Schranz, of Tarxien Rainbows, suffered an injury during the 5-0 defeat to Luxembourg in a friendly match on Thursday. Grech is due to fly to Belgium early tomorrow morning. Meanwhile, the Malta Under-21 squad today visited Dar Malta in Brussels. The MFA contingent, led by Vice-President Alex Manfrè, was greeted by Ray Azzopardi, Malta’s Ambassador for Belgium.