2008 Malta International Football Tournament

The 2008 Malta International Football Tournament was the fourteenth and last edition of the Malta International Tournament, a biannual football competition organised by the Malta Football Association for a select men's national football team. It was held in Malta, from 2 February to 6 February 2008, with games played at the National Stadium in Ta' Qali. [1]

2008 Malta International Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryMalta
Dates2–6 February
Teams4
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Belarus (2nd title)
Runners-up Armenia
Third place Iceland
Fourth place Malta
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored10 (1.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)Armenia Ara Hakobyan
(2 goals)
2006

Besides Malta's national team, Armenia, Belarus and Iceland contested this edition.

Matches edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Belarus (C) 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
2   Armenia 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
3   Iceland 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4   Malta (H) 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Belarus  2–0  Iceland
Vasilyuk   33'
Plaskonny   47'
Report
Referee: Christopher Lautier (Malta)

Malta  0–1  Armenia
Report Hakobyan   69'
Referee: Magnús Þórisson (Iceland)

Armenia  2–1  Belarus
Arakelyan   18'
Hakobyan   76'
Report Hleb   5'
Referee: Anton Zammit (Malta)

Malta  1–0  Iceland
Frendo   18' Report

Iceland  2–0  Armenia
Guðmundsson   45'
Thorvaldsson   72'
Report
Referee: Joseph Attard (Malta)

Malta  0–1  Belarus
Report Romaschenko   89'
Referee: Ararat Chagharyan (Armenia)

Winner edit

 2008 Malta Tournament winner 
 
Belarus

Second title

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

There were 10 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 1.67 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

Source: EU-Football[2]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Saaid, Hamdan (11 April 2008). "Malta International Tournament 2008". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Rothmans Tournament 2008 results". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 15 June 2022.