U*BET FA Trophy First Round to be played by the end of this week

Over the next days the first round of the U*BET FA Trophy will get under way with 24 teams including those from Gozo in the draw. Of these 12 will proceed to the second round to be played between the 25th and 27th of October.  As in last year’s competition almost all teams taking part in the Maltese and Gozo divisions will have a say in the second most prestigious competition of the local game. A preliminary round match between Attard and Qala played on 1st September resulted in a win 2-1 for Attard who have thus booked a place in the first round. Two of the 12 ties to be played will be all-Gozitan affairs, with Victoria Hotspurs coming up against Munxar Falcons and Kerċem Ajax facing St Lawrence. Matches are expected to be keenly-contested, with most teams aspiring to make it to the second phase of a competition which has attracted interest across both Malta and Gozo. The ties are as follows:    First RoundWed04/09/2013St Venera Lightnings F.C.18:00Xaghra United F.C.Sirens StadiumWed04/09/2013Santa Lucia F.C.20:00Luqa St Andrews F.C.Sirens StadiumThu05/09/2013Victoria Hotspurs F.C.18:00Munxar Falcons F.C.Gozo StadiumThu05/09/2013Kercem Ajax F.C.20:00St Lawrence Spurs F.C.Gozo StadiumSat07/09/2013Sirens F.C.17:00Sannat Lions F.C.Sirens StadiumSat07/09/2013Xewkija Tigers F.C.17:00Kalkara F.C.Gozo StadiumSat07/09/2013Ghajnsielem F.C.19:00Ta' Xbiex S.C.Gozo StadiumSat07/09/2013Swieqi United F.C.19:00Qrendi F.C.Sirens StadiumSat07/09/2013Attard F.C.19:00Mgarr United F.C.Centenary StadiumSun08/09/2013Oratory Youths F.C.17:00Mtarfa F.C.Gozo StadiumSun08/09/2013Nadur Youngsters F.C.19:00Ghaxaq F.C.Gozo Stadium