Victoria Hotspurs make sure of qualification with second half goals
Victoria Hotspurs left it late to put their minds at rest from the qualification to the next round of the competition in their match against Attard.
Victoria Hotspurs left it late to put their minds at rest from the qualification to the next round of the competition in their match against Attard.
Xewkija Tigers registered a 2-0 win over Ghajnsielem with the two decisive goals scored during the first period.
Gharb Rangers scored two goals in the space of three minutes midway through the first half and paved the way to obtain a win over Xghajra Tornados.
The Gozo Football Association has published the Match Fixtures for October 2018.
Gozitan reigning champions Victoria Hotspurs earned an easy qualification from the Preliminary Round and registered a large score over Msida St Joseph.
SK Victoria Wanderers scored five goals in each half in their match against Mtarfa and ended up registering the largest win in the competition.
Gharghur made through the Preliminary Round of the FA Trophy with a 3-1 win over GFA’s second division side Qala Saints.
Sannat Lions, who did not participate in the FA trophy for the last seasons, had a positive return in the competition and qualified to the first round.
Ghaxaq registered a 2-0 win over St Lawrence Spurs with two goals scored after the break.
Nadur had a positive start in the new season as they registered a 4-0 win over Munxar who are making a return in the top flight of Gozitan football.
Ghajnsielem scored eight goals during the opener match of the Preliminary Round of the MFA The FA trophy 2018/2019 against Oratory Youths.
The reigning champions confirmed the excellent form expressed during most of the last season and took the Super Cup trophy for the ninth time in their history with a deserved win over Xewkija, who were the holders for the previous three editions.
The fixtures for the BOV GFA Leagues and the BOV GFA Cup 2018-2019 were drawn during a press conference held at the Gozo Football Association’s boardroom The fixtures were drawn by Horace Laudi, Executive Gozo Region for Bank of Valletta and Samuel Azzopardi, President of the Gozo Football Association.
In the first semi final of the BOV GFA Cup holders Ghajnsielem and Oratory Youths produced an entertaining match that turned out into a nine-goal thriller that was only decided in extra time.
Victoria Hotspurs, who were already mathematically champions of the BOV Gozo Football League Division I confirmed their excellent moment of form during the second half of the football season by winning the GFA KO completion for the first division.
SK Victoria Wanderers defended their div. I status for another season with a 2-0 win over Sannat L in a play-off for a place in the top flight next season.
The GFA Awards were held at the Grand Hotel, in Mgarr. The best achievers of this years GFA competitions were awarded for their hard work and dedication.
The last match of the BOV Gozo Football League division II campaign for the 2017/2018 season, played at the Gozo Stadium, ended with a deserved 3-2 win for Munxar Falcons over their rivals, and contenders for the main honour, Sannat Lions. With this result, Munxar became champions of the category and won promotion to the top flight next season.
In this last match of the campaign for the two sides the final score did not have any impact on the final standings as Xaghra were already sure of the placing second place from the bottom. Xaghra dominated the final stages of the encounter so that they ended up obtaining a win with a large margin.
Munxar Falcons earned the three points they needed from their penultimate match of the campaign against St Lawrence Spurs so that they regained sole leadership and they need just one point form the last match of the league against contenders for the main honour and for promotion Sannat Lions.
Zebbug Rovers recovered from a long series of disappointing results and obtained three points from their match against bottom placed Qala Saints. Zebbug’s goal matured with the odd goal from three where the three goals were converted during the first half.