2006 Malta International Football Tournament

The 2006 Malta International Football Tournament was the thirteenth edition of the Malta International Tournament, a biannual football competition organised by the Malta Football Association. Sponsored by Coca-Cola and Multiplus,[1] the competition was held in Malta between 25 February and 1 May 2006.

2006 Malta International Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryMalta
Dates25 February – 1 May
Teams3
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Moldova (1st title)
Runners-up Lithuania
Third place Jordan
Fourth place Moldova
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored10 (3.33 per match)
Attendance2,425 (808 per match)
Top scorer(s)Moldova Alexandru Zislis
(2 goals)
2004
2008

Initially, Libya was to be among the participants but dropped off before the start,[2] leading to a final three participating countries.

Matches

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Moldova U-21 (C) 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6
2   Georgia 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 3
3   Malta (H) 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Malta  0–2  Moldova U-21
Report Namașco   46'
Bugaiov   73'
Attendance: 1,225
Referee: Lasha Silagava (Georgia)

  Moldova U-215–1  Georgia
Zislis   5', 13'
Alexeev   48'
Suvorov   59' (pen.)
Zmeu   71'
Report Tskitishvili   18' (pen.)
Attendance: 100
Referee: Adrian Casha (Malta)

Malta  0–2  Georgia
Report Martsvaladze   8'
Kankava   18'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Veaceslav Banari (Moldova)

Winner

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 2006 Malta Tournament winner 
 
Moldova

Second title

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 10 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 3.33 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

Source: EU-Football[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Coca-Cola and Multiplus co-sponsors of 2006 edition". Times of Malta. 1 February 2006. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Georgia, Libya And Moldova for Malta tournament". The Malta Independent. 1 February 2006. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Rothmans Tournament 2006 results". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 15 June 2022.