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06/04/2015
Day 28: Valletta 1 Naxxar L. 0
Abdelkarim Nafti scored at the death to give Valletta a 1-0 win over Naxxar Lions. Naxxar, who were coming from three positive results, looked to have gained a point as the match entered stoppage time but their gallant efforts were undone by Nafti's late strike as Valletta narrowed the gap on second-placed Birkirkara to...
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19/03/2015
Day 27: Valletta 3 Mosta 1
Valletta maintained their pursuit of second-placed Birkirkara with a 3-1 win over Mosta. It was mixed performance from the champions who looked disjointed for much of the opening hour but rediscovered their form in the final 30 minutes to outplay Mosta. The game had just started when Mosta's Haruna Babangida, pushing forward on the...
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14/03/2015
Day 26: Valletta 2 Pieta H 1
Valletta earned a hard-fought victory over Pieta’ Hotspurs. Valletta pressed forward from the off. After 18 minutes, Miguel Montfort made a timely block on Ian Azzopardi after good work by Borg. The Citizens continued to enjoy more possession without extending the Pieta’ defence. Running on to a clever pass by Llywelyn Cremona, Barry outwitted...
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08/03/2015
Day 25: Valletta 4 Tarxien R 0
A potentially tricky match against Tarxien Rainbows in desperate need of points turned into a stroll for Valletta. Their experience and attacking flair proved too much for a Tarxien side, depleted as they were by the absence of five first-squad players struggled to keep up with their opponents. For all the abundance of attacking...
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01/03/2015
Day 24: Valletta 3 Qormi 1
Ten-man Valletta held off a second-half fightback from bottom-placed Qormi to held on to a 3-1 win at the National Stadium. The Citizens quickly seized the initiative and they took the lead after nine minutes when Roderick Briffa, who was making a return from suspension, hit a powerful angled shot from inside the area...
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21/02/2015
Day 23 Valletta 2 Zebbug 3
Valletta's fading hopes of retaining the Premier League title have suffered a hammer blow after the champions were on the receiving end of a shock 3-2 defeat to relegation strugglers Zebbug Rangers. Trailing Hibernians by eight points, Valletta had to win this game to stay in the race but they were overpowered by a...
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13/02/2015
FA Trophy – Valletta 3 Mosta 1
Lateef Elford-Alliyu stole the headlines as his well-taken brace helped Valletta to a 3-1 victory over Mosta to secure their place in the semi-finals of the FA Trophy yesterday. Yet, it was Gambian winger Hamza Barry who made all the difference with another outstanding display of attacking football which left the Mosta defence stretched...
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08/02/2015
Day 22 Valletta 1 Birkirkara 1
The second-round skirmish bet-ween heavyweights Valletta and Birkirkara was defined by the heroics of two players who had been under growing pressure to get their act together. Birkirkara’s build-up had been overshadowed by doubts over Justin Haber’s participation in yesterday’s encounter amid criticism of his level of concentration this season but the experienced goalkeeper...
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01/02/2015
Day 21 Valletta 1 Balzan 2
Valletta missed the chance to narrow the gap on leaders Hibernians after going down 2-1 to a spirited Balzan team this afternoon. Hibernians' 1-1 draw with Mosta yesterday had presented Valletta with an opportunity to trim the deficit to 11 points but the champions were a disjointed lot in contrast with Balzan whose resilience...
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25/01/2015
Day 20 Valletta 3 Naxxar L 0
The one-all stalemate between Birkirkara and Hibernians on Saturday was greeted with a certain dose of enthusiasm in the Valletta clan as the result handed them a slight boost as their champion-ship title chances are concerned and the possibility of making the runners-up spot theirs ahead of the final round. Yesterday, the experienced City...
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