Sunday 5 February 2006 will remain as a landmark for women’s football in Malta. This is because for the first time ever two competitive matches of the Women’s national League organised by the Malta Football Association were played on a natural grass pitch.

The pitch at the Independence Arena, traditionally known as ‘Ix-Xaghra tal-Furjana’ was made available by Floriana FC.

The MFA immediately seized this opportunity and the Executive Committee of the Association approved the recommendation of the Women’s Football Committee of the Association after discussions also involving representatives of all participating clubs.

This is certainly a huge improvement on playing on the hard sand surface of Pace Grasso Ground, which has so far hosted the Women’s Football National League matches. The women’s game has a lot to gain from this decision.

For the record Melita beat Qormi 11-0 and Raiders beat Mosta 4-2 in the second match.