Knock-out competitions take centre-stage

The draws of the 2020/21 National Amateur Cup Quarte-Finals and the FA Trophy Preliminary Round were made this afternoon. Eight teams are still in contention to win the inaugural National Amateur Cup with the four semi-finalists also earning a place in the initial round of the FA Trophy. The quarter-finals draw resulted as follows:Mellieħa vs ŻurrieqMelita v Birżebbuġa St Peter’sKalkara United v Msida St JosephŻabbar St Patrick v Siġġiewi The quarter-final ties will be played on the weekend of the 12-13 December, 2020. FA TROPHY This season’s FA Trophy will kick off on 15 December with the first preliminary round matches. The draw featured the 15 BOV Challenge League teams, the nine teams in the Gozo FA Division One champions and the four eventual semi-finalists of the National Amateur Cup. The last four-drawn teams – Qormi, Sannat Lions, Xaghra United and Swieqi United – received a bye into the next round. PRELIMINARY ROUND FIXTURES Victoria Hotspurs vs Vittoriosa StarsOratory Youths vs Żebbuġ RangersGħajnsielem vs Pietà HotspursMarsaxlokk vs SK Victoria WanderersMelita/Birżebbuġa vs Żabbar SP/SiġġiewiSt George’s vs Pembroke AthletaKerċem Ajax vs MarsaNaxxar Lions vs QrendiSt. Andrews vs Mellieħa/ŻurrieqMqabba vs San ĠwannNadur Youngsters vs Kalkara/Msida SJXewkija Tigers vs Fgura United The matches will be played between 15 and 18 December, 2020.