Uefa.com is today remembering an anniversary to remember.

Maltese fans of a certain age will always remember 23 February 1975. On that day, the national team unexpectedly beat Greece 2-0 in a UEFA European Championship qualifier at the Empire Stadium in Gzira - famous for its rubble pitch, since there were no grass surfaces in Malta at the time.

Defeated 1-0 by West Germany on the same field earlier in the campaign, Terenzio Polverini's Malta battled heroically to see off a Greece side featuring goalkeeper Vasilis Kostantinou and captain Mimis Domazos - both of whom had played for Panathinaikos FC in the 1971 European Champion Clubs' Cup final. 

The late Richard Aquilina (33 minutes) and Vince 'Maxi' Magro (70) scored the goals, while debutant Robert Gatt withstood an onslaught in goal. Magro

,