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Birkirkara, Cisk, England, FA Trophy, Fencata, Hamrun Spartans, Italy, Jean Parisot de Valette, Luxol St Andrews, Malta, Malta FA Trophy, Qormi, Tarxien Rainbows, U Bet Trophy, Valletta, Victor Tedesco, Wirtartna
Tuesday 21st January 2014
18.00 Malta FA Trophy 4th Round
LUXOL ST ANDREWS 0
BIRKIRKARA 4 (Camenzuli 12 86 Bissi 32 Benites 74)
Att c400
20.00 Malta FA Trophy 4th Round
QORMI 0 Bajada missed penalty 120
TARXIEN RAINBOWS 0
AET Qormi won 6-5 on penalties
Att c200
Both games at Victor Tedescu Stadium (Hamrun Spartans), Hamrun
Entry €6
No Programme
Teamsheets FREE
Coffee 60c
With the change in locale it was high time for Andy and I to explore Malta’s capital, Valletta. It’s one of the world’s smallest capitals, being just 0.8 km2 in size. It was named after Jean Parisot de Valette, who succeeded in defending the island from an Ottoman invasion in 1565, and is one of the world’s first examples of a city designed along the grid system.
It’s the defences though that grab the attention, the huge walls were constructed in the 15th century and proved to be a bastion against German and Italian attack during the Axis powers attempts to invade the strategically important island in World War II. The legend has it that the island was defended by 3 Gloster Gladiator aircroft named Faith, Hope and Charity. Continue reading
