Much too wet

The Women's preliminary tournament is over...or almost. Malta lost heavily, as expected, against a clearly superior Slovakia side. However, the weather and pitch conditions sweeped all hopes of entertainment as the players ended up clearing the ball to and fro by just a few meters. On the other hand, in some other obscure stadium in Luxembourg, the match between the hosts and Lithuania was rightly abandoned. Both matches were being played at the same time and certainly not miles apart, under the same weather. One ended up being a farse...the other apparently not.

We still thanked the girls for their effort. No doubt, the biggest disappointment is the defeat against Luxembourg which had probably illuded us all in the beginning. Still a good experience. And we enjoyed it.

UEFA Women's Championship:

Malta 0-0 Lithuania

It was my first time, and I must say I enjoyed it. With me a good numbers of compatriots here in the Grand Duchy. Apart from the result, which is probably a fair reflection of the game, our team showed great spirit and that was the best thing of the evening. The girls' collective effort was admirable and they were very appreciativ of our modest, but probably unexpected, support.

There are two other fixtures to be played here, one against the home team, which is making its international debut, and another against Slovakia, the clear favourites to win the group and proceed to the next round.

Well done and good luck girls! Keep it up!