The opening week of the Futsal Malta League couldn’t have been more exciting, with four action-packed matches producing a total of 49 goals. Teams showed great form right from the start, with dominant performances and plenty of high-quality finishes.
Malta FA Futsal Selection U17 0 – 7 Marsaskala Futsal Legends
Marsaskala Futsal Legends kicked off their campaign with a commanding 7–0 victory over the Malta FA Selection.
The team from Wied il-Għajn controlled the match from start to finish.
Goalscorers:
- Gia Nikvashvili (hat-trick)
- Liam Caruana (2 goals)
- Lozada Motta Miller Estiben and Milijic Jovica (1 goal each)
A strong performance that sends a clear message to the rest of the league.
University of Malta Students 12 – 0 Malta FA Futsal Selection U18
The University of Malta Students Futsal Team produced a dominant display, crushing the Malta FA U18 side 12–0.
Top performers:
- Cleaven Portelli and Cristian Jose Fernandez (4 goals each)
- Emil Andrei Raducu and Andres Felipe Aguilera Linares (2 goals each)
An impressive show of strength and coordination that proves the Students will be among the top contenders this season.
GŻR Birżebbuġa St. Peter’s 7 – 0 Sliema Futsal Fort Fitness
Birżebbuġa St. Peter’s continued the day’s trend of heavy victories with a convincing 7–0 win over Sliema Fort Fitness.
Goalscorers:
- Carlos Stiven Alarcon Rojas, Dylan Mintoff, and Cristian Camilo Diaz Montanez (1 each)
- Lender Sebastian Lara Obando and Braham Garcia Espinosa (2 each)
The Birżebbuġa side already looks to be in excellent early-season form.
Luxol St Andrews FC Futsal – Santa Venera Lightnings Futsal
The highlight of the week was the clash between reigning champions Luxol St Andrews and debutants Santa Venera Lightnings, which ended in a big win for Luxol.
Almost every Luxol player found the net, with goals spread across the squad:
- Celino Alves De Freitas (4 goals)
- Luiz Henrique Negreiros Rosas Murad and Victor Oliveira Dias (3 goals each)
- Maicon Da Silva Gaiewski, Luke Gatt, Anderson Sant’ Anna Coriolano Le, and Michael Borg (2 goals each)
- Rodrigo Rocha, Aiden Buhagiar, and Castro Pulido (1 each)
For Santa Venera, Colombian player Alejandro Vargas scored the team’s only goal.
A dominant victory that confirms Luxol’s status as early favorites for the title.
Looking Ahead: This Week’s Fixtures
The action continues with a full schedule of matches, including the kickoff of the Enemed Women’s Futsal League.
This week’s fixtures:
- Tuesday, October 21: St George’s Futsal vs Parr Mela Rockets Futsal
- Wednesday, October 22:
- Luxol SC Futsal Argus vs Swieqi United Futsal LECO7
- Zero Sei Futsal vs St Andrews Futsal
- University of Malta Futsal vs Futsal Selection U17
- Friday, October 24: Futsal Selection U19 vs Luxol St Andrews Futsal
- Saturday, October 25:
- Marsaskala Futsal Legends vs Santa Venera Lightnings
- Zejtun Corinthians WA vs GŻR Birżebbuġa St. Peter’s
This week promises to be another exciting one, with the women’s league debuting and several intriguing clashes in the men’s competition.