Malta tops the group in FIFA eNations StayAndPlay Friendlies winning Spain and Portugal
Thursday 23rd April 2020, 09:57 | written by: Kurt AquilinaFIFA and EA Sports hosted for the very first FIFA eNations Stay and Play Cup on FIFA20. As reported in our previous article Malta is being represented by Christian Spiteri and National Team Player Dunstan Vella who are both playing in the Malta BOV ePremier League.
Malta was drawn in one of the toughest groups that of Group A together with Spain, Italy, and Portugal.
Malta vs Portugal
In the first match Christian Spiteri had to face Diogo Mendes were he won comfortably with a score of 5-1. Dunstan Vella faced national team player Diogo Jota which after an intense match Dunstan managed to win 5-3 giving Malta a 10-4 win against Portugal.
Christian Spiteri vs Diogo Mendes - Match
Dunstan Vella vs Diogo Jota - Match
Malta vs Spain
In their second match, the Maltese duo had to face Spain which was sitting at 2nd place with 6 points (Win against Portugal and Italy). A win was a must in order to proceed to the next phase. Christian Spiteri went first against Jaime Álvarez known as Gravesen_1 but after a really intense match, everything ended in a tie 2-2. Dunstan Vella was up next against the legend DjMariio with over 6 million subscribers on Youtube and more than 1 million followers on both Twitter and Instagram. Dunstan played a really good match and defended quite well and managed to win with a 1-0 score in order to give Malta a well earned 3 points for a total score of 3-2 against Spain.
Christian Spiteri vs Gravesen_1 - Match
Dunstan Vella vs DjMariio_90 - Match
With 9 points from 3 matches, Malta managed to qualify for the next stage and will be playing against Wales the winners of Group C.
Malta vs Wales can be viewed online on FIFA's website.