This match against Victoria Hotspurs was the first since the previous season's 0-2 shock setback by the Blacks at the hands of Hotspurs that handed the title to Nadur Youngsters. Ghajnsielem were determined to make the citizens pay for this. And so they did. The 4-0 drubbing was the first of a three season long ten game unbeaten streak in direct confrontations with Hotspurs.

The victory's true historical significance could not possibly be apparent at the time. It was the first win in Peter Caruana’s coaching career. Ghajnsielem F.C. would go on to win well over two hundred more matches and close to thirty trophies under his leadership. No other coach comes close to this level of success in Club, and possibly Gozitan football history. 

Peter Caruana was thirty eight at the time and was winding down a long and successful playing career with the Club. He was appointed coach after the end of the 1967/68 season. The new season started with a Galea Cup semi-final match against reigning champions Nadur Y. Missing at the back for Ghajnsielem was George Schembri who was not available for selection at the time. It was more due to his absence than to Mr. Caruana's inexperience that Ghajnsielem succumbed to the Youngsters 0-3, with all the goals coming in the second half.

After a month's wait came the opening game of the league season, a plum fixture against Victoria Hotspurs who had just recently beaten the Youngsters in the Galea Cup final. Ghajnsielem were keen to bounce back from the humiliating loss to Nadur. The Hotspurs' defense was surprisingly generous on the day and after fifteen minutes Ghajnsielem opened the score. A Vincent Cutajar header came off the post for George Mercieca to tap home from close range. One minute before the half-time whistle Ghajnsielem doubled the score through Toni Cauchi. Hotspurs did put some pressure on the Blacks in the second half but were vulnerable to swift breaks from the Ghajnsielem forwards. On one such counter-attack, Vincent Cutajar made it 3-0. A little later Toni Cauchi scored the fourth goal following some individual work on the right and in so doing put the finishing touch on Peter Caruana's first win as the head coach of our Club.