Slovakia U17 Rout Malta U17 Behind Lembakoali Hat Trick
BRATISLAVA (Interstat) — Slovakia U17 defeated visiting Malta U17 after scoring six unanswered goals on Wednesday, powered by Alan Lembakoali’s hat trick. Lembakoali, Slovakia U17’s top star, scored in the 15th, 31st and 37th minutes before Denis Zofcak added goals in the 44th and 82nd. Patrik Sopko completed the scoring in the 86th. Zofcak played 90 minutes and scored twice, while Alex Subert played 90 minutes and recorded two assists. Sopko scored once in 22 minutes. Mario Charamza, Andrej Lukac, Adam Oros and Damian Blascik each had an assist. Blascik entered in the 46th minute, while Charamza, Lembakoali and Lukac were replaced in the 68th. Malta made substitutions in the 46th, 68th, 78th and 86th minutes, and Slovakia brought on Ruziak in the 76th. Malta’s Aquilina received yellow cards in the 33rd and 42nd minutes. Slovakia U17 improved to 1-0 in the competition and 1-0 overall. Malta U17 dropped to 0-1 in the competition and 0-1 overall.