Gżira United F.C.

On 18 July 2019, Gżira were facing the big Croatian club Hajduk Split at Split for the second leg of the first qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League. Gżira had lost the first leg match at home 0–2, a result which was considered normal, due to the big budget differences between the two clubs. The match in Split had the Croatians as strong favorites, offering odds of 1/15 (1.07 in decimal odds) for Hajduk to win the match. Hajduk went at half time winning 1–0. However, Brazilian forward Jefferson equalized for Gżira at the 57th minute, and Hamed Koné scored at the 69th minute making the score 1–2 for Gżira. This result was still not enough for the Maltese side, but found a final goal in the sixth and last minute of injury time, again with Hamed Koné, making the score 1–3 for Gżira, with the Maltese side advancing on away goals rule. This result was considered a major shock for the Croatians, with their manager Siniša Oreščanin being sacked shortly after.

As of 14 January 2020

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No. Position Player 1 GK Jurgen Borg 3 DF Karl Pulo 4 DF Steve Borg 5 MF Gianmarco Conti 6 DF Nikolai Muscat 7 MF Zachary Scerri 8 MF Rodolfo Soares 9 FW Ryan Darmanin 10 MF Andrew Cohen 11 FW Juan Carlos Corbalan 12 GK Anthony Curmi

No. Position Player 13 DF Clifford Gatt Baldacchino 16 GK Justin Haber 21 MF Hamed Koné 22 GK Ryoto Yokokawa 23 DF Dexter Xuereb 25 MF Soni Hoti 26 DF Sacha Borg 77 FW Amadou Samb 87 MF Marco Criaco 91 MF Martin Davis 94 MF Wilfried Domoraud