2014
Day 16 Valletta 3 Sliema W 1
Valletta put their upset to Hibs behind them as they produced a clinical performance to beat Sliema Wanderers 3-1. Hamza Barry took centre-stage for the champions after the Gambian scored a brace, his second all but sealing the points as it gave the champions a 3-0 advantage by the 55th minute. It took Valletta...
Read MoreDay 15 Valletta 1 Hibs 3
Hibernians all but wrapped up the league title today after defeating champions Valletta 3-1 to increase their lead at the top to 15 points. It was an incredible match that saw Valletta take a deserved first-half lead only to lose the plot after having two players, Jonathan Caruana and captain Ryan Fenech, dismissed in...
Read MoreDay 14 Valletta 4 Floriana 1
Three goals in the first half set Valletta on the way to an easy win over derby rivals Floriana. Floriana had high hopes of ending their negative run against their main adversaries but they proved no match for the resurgent champions who extended their winning run to six games to set themselves up nicely...
Read MoreFA Trophy – Valletta 7 Birzebbuga 1
This was a walk in the park for Valletta. it took the FA Trophy holders less than 18 minutes to seal their passage into fourth round after producing an early four-goal burst to set the tone for this lop-sided match against Division One strugglers Birżebbuġa St Peter’s. With the derby against Floriana looming on...
Read MoreDay 13 Valletta 6 Tarxien 0
Valletta served up further evidence of their intent to get back into the title race as they hammered Tarxien Rainbows to the tune of 6-0. The champions' fifth consecutive win was never in doubt from the moment Abdelkarim Nafti fired them ahead after just 12 minutes. What followed was a brilliant performance from Valletta...
Read MoreDay 12 Valletta 5 Mosta 0
Champions Valletta breezed to a comfortable 5-0 victory over Mosta to go second in the BOV Premier League standings. It was a commanding performance from the Malta champions who looked a class apart from the struggling Mosta who struggled to create any danger to their more-quoted opponents. Valletta took the lead on 14 minutes...
Read MoreDay 10 Valletta 2 Balzan 0
Valletta moved third on level points with Balzan after defeating them 2-0 in a clash between the teams lying in third and fourth place. After taking the lead mid-way through the first half, the Citizens had several attempts at goal after the break but goalkeeper Steve Sultana denied them on various occasions before they...
Read MoreDay 11 Valletta 2 Zebbug 0
Valletta maintained their late resurgence after beating Zebbug Rangers 2-0. With the Rangers having taken only four points from their 11 games, Valletta were expected to coast to an easy victory but although the champions were worthy winners, Alfonso Greco’s men defied expectations and made life difficult for the Citizens. The Rangers were the...
Read MoreDay 8 Valletta 0 Birkirkara 2
Birkirkara produced arguably their best performance so far this season as they overcame champions Valletta. With leaders Hibernians dropping their first points in their 1-1 draw against rivals Tarxien Rainbows yesterday, this was an opportunity for Birkirkara and Valletta to reduce the gap on the Paolites but it was the Stripes who managed to...
Read MoreDay 7 Valletta 1 Pieta 2
After losing five of their first six matches, Pietà Hotspurs bounced back in style as they registered their first, turning defeat into victory to beat champions Valletta 2-1. A win which enables the Hotspurs to leapfrog Zebbug and Naxxar, moving third from bottom. For the Citizens, this was a highly disappointing result after two...
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