Floriana turned the match around at the Centenary Stadium with a 2-1 victory over Welsh side Haverfordwest County in their season opener.
The visitors took the lead in the 27th minute through a header by Ben Ahmun. However, Floriana drew level just three minutes before half-time, when Gamarra nodded in from a Varela cross.
The Greens dominated the second half and were rewarded in the 59th minute when Jake Grech calmly slotted home a penalty, sending the goalkeeper the wrong way to give Floriana the lead for the first time. The score remained unchanged until the final whistle with the Greens clinching a very good victory.
Floriana will now travel to Wales for the second leg of this UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round tie, scheduled for Thursday, 17 July at Parc y Scarlets.
Line-ups:
Floriana FC: G. Cioletti, L. Lopez, J. Grech, F. Varela, D. Vella (C), M. Jan, C. M’mombwa, G. Gamarra, I. Mendonca, M. Veselji, A. Garzia
Haverfordwest County: L. Rees, D. Rees, R. Abbruzzese, A. Jones, R. Watts, C. Shephard, B. Fawcett, D. Hawkins, K. McCarthy, G. Walters, B. Ahmun
