2008 Malta International Football Tournament

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

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]

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

Matches

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

 2008 Malta Tournament winner 

Belarus

Second title

Statistics

Goalscorers

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

References

  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.