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The Melita Malta Football Awards 2008/09
Champions Hibernians claimed seven of the awards at stake in the eighth edition of the Melita Malta Football Awards. The gala event was held at the Grand Hotel Excelsior, Floriana on Tuesday.
Midfielder Clayton Failla was voted Best Midfielder and Best Local Player, Terence Scerri secured award for the Best Forward while Jean Paul Farrugia was voted Most Promising Youngster. Mark Miller won the award for Best Coach.
Goalkeeper Mario Muscat won the Public's Favourite Player award while the goal by Adrian Pulis on May 18 in the game against Birkirkara earned the Hibs defender the award for the Best Goal of the Season.
Tarxien Rainbows won two awards as goalkeeper Anthony Curmi was voted Best Goalkeeper while Daniel Mariano Bueno was voted Best Foreign Player. Another two awards went to Valletta as Luke Dimech claimed the award for Best Defender and Gilbert Agius won the award for the Best Veteran Player.
Vittoriosa Stars striker Anthony Eviparker was voted Best First Division Player while Melita's Matthew Borg won the award for the Best Second Division Player. Ayrton Buhagiar was voted Best Third Division Player - a new award in this eighth edition of the Melita Malta Football Awards.
Birkirkara's Rachel Cuschieri won the award for the Best Female Player while Alex Ribic was voted Best Futsal Player. Sannat Lions striker John Camilleri claimed the award for the Best Player in the GFA First Division.
Special awards were presented to the Malta Football Coaches Association and the Malta Football Referees Association who celebrated their fiftieth and sixtieth anniversaries respectively while former Malta international player Joe Cini who also played for Queen's Park Rangers and Leyton Orient in England won a special award for his career.
The winners:
Best Goalkeeper: Anthony Curmi (Tarxien R.)
Best Defender: Luke Dimech (Valletta)
Best Midfielder: Clayton Failla (Hibernians)
Best Forward: Terrence Scerri (Hibernians)
Best Coach: Mark Miller (Hibernians)
Most Promising Youngster: Jean Paul Farrugia (Hibernians)
Best Local Player: Clayton Failla (Hibernians)
Best Foreign Player: Daniel Mariano Bueno (Tarxien)
Best Veteran Player: Gilbert Agius (Valletta)
Best Goal of the Season: Adrian Pulis (Hibernians vs Birkirkara 18-May)
Best Female Player: Rachel Cuschieri (Birkirkara)
Best Futsal First Division Player: Alexander Ribic (White Eagles)
Best GFA First Division Player: John Camilleri (Sannat)
Best First Division Player: Anthony Eviparker (Vittoriosa)
Best Second Division Player: Matthew Borg (Melita)
Best Third Division Player: Ayrton Buhagiar (Mdina)
Career Award: Joe Cini
Public's Favourite Player: Mario Muscat (Hibernians)
Special Awards: Malta Football Coaches Association and Malta Football Referees Association
The gala night was presented by Catherine Xuereb and Clinton Buhagiar while the various awards were presented by several personalities.
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