Match tickets for the international friendly match between Malta and Northern Ireland which will be played at the National Stadium on Wednesday 6th February are now available online on
www.mfa.com.mt and www.MaltaTicket.com
Ticket prices are as follows:
West Stand A and C (Upper) €25
West Stand A and C (Lower) €15
Millennium Stand €8
South Stand €5
Children under 12 (any Sector) €2
The West, Millennium and South Stands will be opened for this match. While Sectors West B and West C upper will be on allocated seating, all the other Sectors will be on a free seating basis. Sector West A is being reserved for visiting fans.
There will also be a limited number of spaces at the Millennium Stand for wheelchair-bound persons who will be admitted into the stadium Free of Charge (upon prior request and on a first come first served Basis). These persons will however need to be accompanied by another assisting person who needs to be in possession of a match ticket bought at the standard rates.
All Goal Card holders are to note that their card is also valid for this match and entitles them FREE ENTRANCE to the particular Stadium Sector, (except for the North Stand which will not be opened for this match), on presentation at the turnstiles. Those in possession of a North Stand goal card will be allowed access to the South Stand.
Tickets bought online have to be printed by the purchaser.
Tickets will also be available for sale at the Stadium Ticket Booths on Match-Day.
The friendly home match against Northern Ireland on the 6th February will be the seventh in a series of encounters which started on 21st June 1988 in a World Cup 1990 Italy group match played in Northern Ireland and which ended with a 3-0 victory for the hosts. The match should spark great interest from the Maltese especially those who have British football at heart.
Since that match in 1988 the two countries have met each other five times, with the Irish coming out tops on every occasion except the last one, a friendly played in Malta which ended in a 1-1 draw in August 2005. That was the only time the Maltese managed to find the net against their opponents.
Ireland, traditionally a gritty team which plays a predominantly high-tempo type of game blended with a modicum of tactical nous and resilience, have thus proved a hard nut to crack for the Maltese. Statistics bear this out as Northern Ireland netted 11 times against the solitary goal conceded. They twice won with three clear goals, sandwiching a 2-0 victory and followed by two 1-0 wins.
It is hoped that after the last drawn match seven years ago, this third home tie will at last yield a positive result which would extend our recent excellent run of five friendly wins on the trot.
Pietro Ghedin has given our team a new lease of life, backed by self-belief and tactical adaptability in the defensive and offensive phases. He will certainly go for several collective and individual variations while making sure that the team will prevail physically against opponents renowned for this facet of the game.