October 1999

Sun 31

• Division 2 Siggiewi vs Qormi 1-4, Pembroke A. vs Marsaxlokk 0-1
• Division 3 Mgarr U. vs Ta' Xbiex 5-0, Msida SJ vs Senglea A. 0-0
• Gozo - Division 1 Zebbug R. vs Ghajnsielem 2-1, Sannat L. vs Xewkija T. 1-0
• Gozo - Division 2 Qala SJ vs Oratory Y. 3-3

Sat 30

• Division 3 Gharghur vs San Gwann 0-1, Vittoriosa S. vs Luqa SA 0-3
• Women's First Division Hibernians vs Mosta 1-0, Racoons vs Birkirkara 4-0
• Gozo - Division 1 Xaghra U. vs Victoria H. 1-1, Nadur Y. vs SK Victoria W. 0-0

Thu 28

• Rumours have it that Hibernians midfielder Roger Walker will be drafted in the national squad for the two friendly matches against Lebanon. The national sqad is currently plagued by several injuries. Walker would be the fourth 'foreigner' in the national squad.

Wed 27

• The MFA Disciplinary Commissioner suspended five players for one match each: Mark Sultana and Edmond Zammit (both Zurrieq), Uwa Ogbodo (Sliema), Djordje Pintac (Birkirkara) and George Mallia (Floriana)

Tue 26

• Malta will be playing two friendly matches, home and away against Lebanon. The first one will be played in Beirut on the 24th November while the return match will be played on the 15th December. In the meantime, it is known that the national team will be reverting to the old professional scheme just as it was before December 1998. Players will have a recovery session on Monday and two training sessions daily on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
• Valletta midfielder Nicky Saliba is expected to undergo an operation which may leave him out for the rest of the season. Saliba suffered an injury in the match against Birkirkara. This injury is another bad news for Valletta and even for the national team which has already several players injured namely Brian Said, Jeffrey Chetcuti, Richard Buhagiar, Noel Turner, Joe Brincat and Luke Dimech.

Sun 24

• Premier League Hibernians vs Gozo 3-1, Sliema W. vs Rabat A. 1-3
• Division 1 St. Andrews vs Mosta 1-0, Tarxien R. vs Xghajra T. 1-2
• Division 2 Sta. Venera L. vs Attard 0-1, Ghaxaq vs Mellieha 0-3
• Division 3 Birzebbuga SP vs Sirens 1-2, Zejtun C. vs Kirkop U. 2-0
• Gozo - Division 2 Oratory Y. vs Kercem A. 0-2, Munxar F. vs Gharb R. 1-4

Sat 23

• Premier League Pietà H. vs Naxxar L. 1-0, Floriana vs Zurrieq 3-2
• Division 1 Hamrun S. vs St. Patrick 3-1, Gzira U. vs Lija A. 0-1
• Division 3 Senglea A. vs Fgura U. 2-3, Balzan Y. vs Gudja U. 0-0
• Women's League Raiders vs Floriana 4-0, Melita vs Mellieha 5-0
• Gozo - Division 2 St. Lawrence S. vs Qala SJ 0-0

Fri 22

• Premier League Birkirkara vs Valletta 2-0

Wed 20

• Gozo - Division 1 SK Victoria W. vs Zebbug R. 1-2

Tue 19

• Gozo - Division 1 Nadur Y. vs Xewkija T. 2-2

Sun 17

• Premier League Gozo vs Sliema W. 1-2, Rabat A. vs Birkirkara 0-2, Naxxar L. vs Hibernians 0-0
• Division 1 Xghajra T. vs St. Andrews 3-1, Marsa vs Zebbug R. 3-0
• Division 2 Melita vs Mqabba 1-1, St. George's vs Dingli S. 2-1
• Division 3 Luqa SA vs Mgarr U. 5-0, Ta' Xbiex vs Msida SJ 1-1
• Gozo - Division 2 Kercem A. vs Munxar F. 3-0

Sat 16

• Hamrun Spartans had two points deducted following their Division 1 match against Marsa which the Spartans won 2-1. The MFA Disciplinary Board found Hamrun guilty of having supporters hitting the referee with a metal object.
• Premier League Valletta vs Zurrieq 9-1, Pietà H. vs Floriana 3-2
• Division 1 Mosta vs St. Patrick 3-2, Lija A. vs Tarxien R. 1-0
• Division 3 Kirkop U. vs Gharghur 1-0, San Gwann vs Vittoriosa S. 2-2
• Gozo - Division 2 Gharb R. vs St. Lawrence S. 0-0

Thu 14

• Sliema midfielder David Camilleri won the Rothmans Player of the Month Award for September 1999. In September, Camilleri scored two goals in the 3-3 draw against Hibernians and scored one of the goals with which Sliema beat Valletta 2-1.
• Malta dropped one place in the FIFA World Rankings published today and now stands in the 120th place. Only four European countries lie behind Malta in these rankings: Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, San Marino and Andorra.

Wed 13

• The MFA Disciplinary Commissioner suspended two players: Velibor Matanovic (Gozo) and William Camenzuli (Floriana).
• Gozo - Division 1 Victoria H. vs Sannat L. 1-1

Tue 12

• The protest filed by Marsa against the result of the Division 1 match against Hamrun was not upheld.
• Gozo - Division 1 Xaghra U. vs Ghajnsielem 1-1
• Birkirkara have to pay the sum of around Lm13,000 to Vlado Pejovic after that he was sacked in August. This sum includes a 10-month salary plus a number of bonuses. The club has already appealed from this decision of the MFA Players' and Coaches' Complaints Board.

Sun 10

• The new national team squad for the next three years includes eight players who used to form part of the old Under 21 side. These are Saviour Darmanin (Pietà), Edward Azzopardi (Valletta), Luke Dimech (Sliema), Jonathan Holland and George Mallia (Floriana) and Adrian Ciantar (Hibs). Another new player is Nenad Veselji of Valletta. He is the third 'foreginer' in squad besides Nwoko and Okonkwo. Richard Buhagiar, Michael Spiteri, Michael Cutajar, Stefan Sultana and Graham Bencini were dropped from the squad. Carmel Busuttil, Silvio Vella and John Buttigieg have been retained for the time being but they will eventually retire from the national team.
  The complete squad is made up of Barry, Dimech, Turner and Camilleri (Sliema); Muscat, Ciantar, Carabott (Hibernians); Darmanin (Pietà); Said, Holland and Mallia (Floriana); Debono, Chetcuti, Azzopardi, Saliba, Agius, Theuma, Veselji (Valletta); Okonkwo (Naxxar); Brincat, Zahra, Nwoko (Birkirkara) and Mifsud (Rabat).
• Premier League Gozo vs Birkirkara 1-0, Pietà vs Hibernians 2-2, Sliema W. vs Naxxar L. 3-0
• Division 1 Hamrun S. vs Mosta 3-0, Tarxien R. vs Zebbug R. 1-1
• Division 2 Qormi vs Pembroke A. 6-1, Marsaxlokk vs Sta. Lucia 3-0
• Division 3 Gudja U. vs Birzebbuga SP 0-0, Sirens vs Zejtun C. 1-1
• Gozo - Division 2 Knock-Out Final Munxar F. vs Gharb R. 0-2

Sat 9

• Four new players have so far started training with the new Under 21 squad under the guide of Ray 'Zazu' Farrugia. These are Antoine Zahra (Floriana), William Borg (Rabat), Rene Forace (Valletta) and goalie Paul Psaila (Luqa). In the next few days three other new players will be joining the squad: Justin Haber (Floriana), Stephen Wellman (Zurrieq) and Roderick Briffa (Birkirkara). Guinean-born Djebriel Sylla will join the squad once he obtains Maltese citizenship.
  Therefore the squad is made up of Camilleri, Mattocks, Camenzuli, Zahra (Floriana); Bonnici, Grima, Mifsud, Sammut (Sliema); Mamo, Galea (Birkirkara); Giglio, Forace (Valletta); Scicluna (St. Patrick); Xuereb (Hibs); Bellia (Naxxar); Borg (Rabat) and Psaila (Luqa).
• Premier League Zurrieq vs Rabat A. 1-1, Floriana vs Valletta 3-1
• Division 1 Lija A. vs St. Patrick 0-1, Gzira U. vs Marsa 3-0
• Division 2 Attard vs Ghaxaq 1-1, Mellieha vs Siggiewi 1-2

Thu 7

• Gozo - Division 2 Knock-Out Gharb R. vs Qala SJ 3-2 (golden goal)

Wed 6

• The MFA Disciplinary Commissioner suspended three players for one match each: Mahjoub Taouli (Gozo), Michael Micallef (Rabat) and Nikolai Kirilov (Zurrieq).
• Gozo - Division 1 Xewkija T. vs SK Victoria W. 3-1

Tue 5

• Gozo - Division 1 Sannat L. vs Nadur Y. 0-3

Mon 4

• Marsa filed a protest against the result of the match of Sunday's match against Hamrun Spartans. The protest is based on an accident in which the referee was hit by an object thrown from the Hamrun side.

Sun 3

• Premier League Zurrieq vs Gozo 1-1, Naxxar L. vs Birkirkara 1-5
• Division 1 Hamrun S. vs Marsa 2-1, Zebbug R. vs Gzira U. 0-1
• Div. II/III Knock-Out Msida SJ vs Attard 1-2, St. George's vs Fgura U. 2-0, Senglea A. vs Balzan Y. 2-1, Melita vs Dingli S. 1-0

Sat 2

• A number of new players are being mentioned as being new players which will form part of the two national teams. These include two foreign players with Maltese citizenship, Nenad Veselji who comes from Yugoslavia and Djebriel Sylla who is from Guinea. Valletta defender Edward Azzopardi and striker Nenad Veselji together with Sliema defender are mentioned as possible new players for the senior squad. On the other hand, Gozo FC defender/midfielder Djebriel Sylla, Floriana goalie Justin Haber and midfielder Antoine Zahra could be forming part of the new Under 21 squad.
• Premier League Pietà H. vs Sliema W. 0-0, Rabat A. vs Valletta 0-9
• Division 1 St. Patrick vs Xghajra T. 0-8, St. Andrews vs Lija A. 1-3
• Div. II/III Knock-Out San Gwann vs Mgarr U. 1-0, Qormi vs Sta. Lucia 4-1
• Gozo - Second Division Knock-Out Qala SJ vs Kercem A. 5-3 (after penalty shoot-out) Munxar F. vs Oratory Y. 2-0

Fri 1

• Premier League Hibernians vs Floriana 0-1