2016
10/07/2016
UEFA Champions League: (2nd Leg) Valletta 1 Red Star Belgrade 2
A tenacious performance by Valletta simply wasn’t enough to book the team a place in the Champions League third qualifying round at the expense of Red Star Belgrade. Valletta looked set for a historic result in Belgrade when Jonathan Caruana headed home early in the match but Alesandar Katai and Crvena Zvezda gave the...
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05/07/2016
Valletta 1 B36 Torshavn 2
Despite a 2-1 defeat to B36 Tórshavn in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League first qualifying at the Gundadalur Stadion in Torshavn, Valletta secured a place in the second qualifying round thanks to the away goals rule as the aggregate score after the 180 minutes was 2-2. Federico Falcone, scorer of the...
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28/06/2016
Valletta 1 B36 Torshavn 0
A second-half goal from Federico Falcone gave Valletta a slim but deserved 1-0 win over Faroe Islands' champions B36 Torshavn to keep alive their hopes of advancing to the second qualifying round of the Champions League. Valletta dominated for long stretches but B36 were solid at the back, conceding only once when Falcone pounced...
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01/05/2016
Day 33: Valletta 1 Hibs 1
Valletta wrapped up their title-winning season with a 1-1 draw against rivals and deposed champions Hibernians this evening. Already assured of the championship after opening an unassailable four-point lead, Valletta were officially crowned as champions this afternoon with the players revelling in the adulation of the boisterous fans. The game was hard-fought with Hibs...
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23/04/2016
Day 32: Valletta 2 Balzan 1
Valletta opened a four-point gap on Hibernians after edging Balzan 2-1 in a hard-fought clash. Needing a win to keep top spot ahead of their potentially descisive final-day match against Hibs, who meet Birkirkara tomorrow, Valletta had Michael Mifsud to thank for the three points as the veteran striker hit a late winner after...
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17/04/2016
Day 31: Valletta 0 Bkara 0
The title race remains wide open as Valletta were held to a goalless draw by Birkirkara to move one point clear of second-placed Hibs at the top. While the result looks disappointing for Valletta, they were relieved to come out of this test with a point in the bag after goalkeeper Henry Bonello made...
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09/04/2016
Day 30: Valletta 0 Floriana 2
Floriana put a dent in Valletta's title hopes after beating their rivals to end their long wait for a derby win in the Premier League. Facing their sporting adversaries on the eve of the feast of St Publius increased the importance of today's derby clash for the Floriana fans and their players were clearly...
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02/04/2016
Day 29: Valletta 2 Tarxien 0
Valletta overcame another difficult hurdle in the title run-in as they beat Tarxien Rainbows 2-0 to open a nine-point gap on Hibernians at the top, with the latter playing against Floriana tomorrow. After a goalless first half, Valletta found their rhythm in the second period with quickfire goals from Federico Falcone and Abdelkarim Nafti...
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20/03/2016
Day 28: Valletta 2 Mosta 1
Valletta had to battle more than expected to see off Mosta 2-1 at the National Stadium. The Citizens were off to a flier and after only 19 seconds Abdelkarim Nafti fed Jhonnattann who burst into the area and hit his shot past Mosta goalkeeper Yenz Cini. Mosta were stunned and on 11 minutes Federico...
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13/03/2016
Day 27: Valletta 2 Pembroke 0
Two goals in the first half extended Valletta's winning run as the leaders downed Pembroke Athleta. Jhonnattann and Abdelkarim Nafti produced two fine strikes to keep Valletta on course to win the title as they restored their four-point gap on Hibernians with six games remaining. The game was eight minutes old when Valletta came...
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