2017
24/09/2017
Day 5 Balzan 2 Valletta 1
Balzan finally got their act together after a shaky start to season, to grab three vital points at the expense of Valletta. Both teams went for a brisk opening with Santiago Malano, Matteo Piciollo and Raed Saleh giving the Balzan defenders something to think about. Carlos de Fiori, Alex Alves and Alfred Effiong were...
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17/09/2017
Day 4 Valletta 1 Sliema W. 0
A solitary goal from forward Nikola Asceric was enough for Valletta to chalk up their third win of the season over Sliema Wanderers, who were still undefeated after tallying five points from their first three outings. Following this win, Valletta are now in second place with 10 points, two behind surprising leaders Gzira United...
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11/09/2017
Day 3 Valletta 0 Naxxar L 0
Valletta experienced a miserable night at the National Stadium as they could not go beyond a goalless draw against a revitalised Naxxar Lions side yesterday. In the pre-match build-up few had given the Lions any hope of offering a stern challenge to their more-quoted opponents especially when one considers their lame showings in their...
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26/08/2017
Day 2 Valletta 1 Senglea A 0
Valletta maintained their perfect start to the season as an opportunistic goal from Michael Mifsud earned them a 1-0 win over Senglea Athletic. Although the Citizens picked up all spoils with the smallest of margins they still were worth the three points as they dominated the match right from the outset, giving Senglea little...
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19/08/2017
Day 1 Valletta 1 Mosta 0
Valletta got their Premier League campaign off to a winning start with a hard-earned victory over Mosta. A first-half penalty by Claudio Pani spared Valletta’s blushes but they were reduced to 10 men midway through the second when the Italian midfielder was sent off for a second bookable offence. Valletta took the lead just...
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06/05/2017
Day 33 Valletta 1 Hamrun S 2
Ħamrun Spartans handed outgoing champions Valletta their third successive defeat after battling to a 2-1 victory at the National Stadium. For the Citizens this was a fatal blow to their chances of qualifying for European football next season as they have now been dislodged to third place by Birkirkara, albeit the latter will now...
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29/04/2017
Day 32 Valletta 0 Tarxien R 2
Tarxien Rainbows returned to winning ways as they scored one in each half to beat Valletta 2-0 at the National Stadium. A defeat which puts the Citizens’ third place in the table at risk. This was in fact the second consecutive defeat for the Citzens who won just one out of the last six...
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24/04/2017
Day 31 Valletta 1 St Andrews 3
St Andrews managed to upset Valletta as they won 3-1 to put an end to Valletta’s title pursuit. Danilo Doncic’s side forged ahead on 11 minutes when Enmy Pena Beltre sent a low-ball towards Aidan Friggieri and the latter managed to find the base of the net. St Andrews doubled their lead on 30...
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15/04/2017
Day 30 Valletta 3 Bkara 3
Valletta's comeback fell short of the desired three points as they lost further ground to leaders Hibernians. Billed as a must-win for both sides, Birkirkara stunned the champions into complete silence just before half-time when they stage an excellent recovery after going a goal down in the early minutes. Yet, Valletta drew on their...
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08/04/2017
Day 29 Valletta 1 Gzira 1
alletta lost precious ground in this year’s title race when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Gzira United. The Citizens seemed to have taken control of proceedings when they took the lead on 29 minutes. Michael Mifsud’s cross was deflected by Luke Montebello into the path of Maximiliano Velasco. The Argentine miscued...
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