After having won and been declared champions for the second year in a row our girls won another honour, that of the K/O competition winning against Xaghra 6-4. That's what they had done last year too. Emma Xuereb scored a hat trick, Joslene Gafa a brace and our captain, Melania Bajada added another one. It was a well contested final and this thanks to Xaghra who ran their hearts out for this match. Our girls looked tired as there were many of them who played 3 matches in 3 days and those who didn't, played 2 in 3 days. Still they were the better team except for the last quarter of an hour of the first half were Xaghra managed to get the draw after having been trailing our girls by two goals. They also managed to hit the woodwork 5 times. The Cup and medals were delivered after the match by the GFA and Kurdistan officials. Wild celebrations ensued at the club and this time not even the President and Coach succeeded in remaining dry, as everyone got soaked to the bone! It was a fitting ending for these girls. They reaped what they had sowed all season. They succeeded in winning every game bar one (a draw), this season, K/O included. What they did and achieved will be a hard nut to crack for anyone and if they succeed to keep on working hard and keep this unity in the group we are sure that there will be more success in the future. Well done girls you are the pride of our club.

Our Girls won the U/15 final winning 4-1 against Sannat Lions. Emma Xuereb scored a brace and the other two were scored by team captain Michel Zuber and Samantha Vella. Sannat proved a hard nut to crack and our girls, who were the favourites for this final, only managed to forge ahead in the last 12 minutes. In fact after having taken the lead through an intelligent strike from Emma Xuereb, Sannat equalised immediately. Our girls were kept at bay in one way or another up to the last part of the game. It was Michel Zuber's goal that demoralised the plucky Sannat girls and two other goals ensued. After the game the players were presented with the cup and medals. Congratulations to the girls and a big well done to coach Savio Spiteri and ass coach Fabbianne Vella for the good work done with the girls.

The Protest Board of the GFA has declared our U/21 team as champions of their section after upholding the protest presented by our club officials. The Board found that Nadur's Brazilian, Claudio Antunes was ineligible to play as he had a suspension which he incurred during Nadur's last match of the season of the senior team. One has to point out that our team had a player with a similar suspension and correctly our committee opted not to play him, a decision that vindicated this action.

Club President, Mr. Brian Azzopardi, Club Secretary Mr. Keith Vella Muskat and Club advocate and committee member, Dr. Samuel Azzopardi were the triumvirate that so ably defended this case. As stated before we would have preferred to win the league during the final match. Surely we had a team that could have done so but various circumstances affected heavily our final match and Nadur Youngsters' decision to play the ineligible Antunes left us with no option but to take this decision. Our Club's interests had to be safeguarded.

We are sure that Nadur Youngsters played Antunes in good faith but justice had to be done as the statute of the GFA states clearly who is eligible to play or not. We would like to congratulate our boys for being crowned again champions of this section and it goes to prove that the investment made in our academy is baring the right fruits as this is the fifth league won by our youths in the last six years.

Here we are quoting the two crucial statute clauses on which our three members of the committee presented their case:

17. Special Serving of Suspensions

(i) In case that a suspension of a match or a number of matches cannot be served in the same competition of the Association, during the same season, the suspension shall be served in the first competitive match of his Club for which the player is eligible to play during the same season.

(ii) If such suspension cannot be served in any competition during the same season, then the suspension shall be served in the first competitive match for whom the player will be eligible to play during the next season.

This year's Annual General Meeting will take place on Sunday 6th June at 9.30am at our club. Every member is encouraged to attend and listen to various presentations of a whole year's work from various officials of the club. Also everyone will have the opportunity to air his views on whatever matter he wants. The committee would like to remind all those who are interested to make part of the 2010/11 committee that they have to be nominated by two members and the nomination should reach the Secretary of the Club by not later than 4th June.

Next Sunday 23rd May our Senior girls team will be playing their final league match against Xaghra United. Already mathematically champions, our girls will be aiming to finish the league on maximum points, a feat no one did from the inception of this league. The game will commence at 9.00am and will be played at Xaghra. After the game the trophy will be assigned and celebrations will ensue at the club after the game. Supporters are encouraged to attend celebrations both at the ground and at the club.

Permezz ta din l istqarrija nixtiequ nghamluha cara li l kumitat behsiebu rressaq protest formali il GFA peress li l player ta Nadur Youngsters il braziljan Cadu Antunez, skond l istatut tal istess Assoccazzjoni kien inelligibli biex jilghab f din il finali minhabba sospensjoni mposta fuqu. L-istatut hu carissimu abjad fuq iswed u m hemm l ebda nterpretazzjoni ohra fejn wiehed jista jimrah. Fil fatt it tim taghna kellu jghaddi minghajr is servizz ta player fundamentali ghal dan it team, Joseph Vella ghax kellu sospensjoni simili. Xtaqna li rbahna l loghba fil ground pero ma ghandniex triq ohra hlief li nissalvalgwardjaw l interessi tal klabb. Ha nkomplu ngharfukom bl izviluppi f dan il kaz pero zgur li ghandna fiducja shiha fl integrita tal bordijiet fi hdan il GFA u certi li se jsir gustizzja mal klabb taghna.