2008 Malta International Football Tournament

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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[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.