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16/02/2019
Day 18 Valletta 3 Senglea A. 3
Valletta needed a last-gasp goal to secure a point against a much-improved Senglea Athletic side at the Hibs Stadium on Saturday. Valletta were off to a flier as after four minutes they stormed ahead. Enmy Pena Beltre’s cross was not cleared by the Senglea defence and in came Matteo Piciollo who rifled the ball...
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08/02/2019
Day 17 Valletta 2 Qormi 1
Valletta claimed another three points to make sure of staying on top the BOV Premier League as they defeated Qormi 2-1 at the National Stadium on Friday. Many would have expected a more comfortable win for the Citizens but Qormi gave a very good account of themselves, especially during the second half after they...
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03/02/2019
Day 16 Valletta 2 Birkirkara 0
Valletta scored two second-half goals as they overcame Birkirkara and go top of the Premier League standings alongside rivals Hibernians. Birkirkara created the first chance after 10 minutes when Maurizio Vella hit a curling drive that forced Henry Bonello to push to a corner. Valletta soon responded and were unlucky not to take the...
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27/01/2019
FA Trophy Valletta 7 Lija A. 1
Valletta secured a place in the as they cruised past Division One side Lija Athletic, crushing them 7-1. The Citizens proved too strong for their opponents who could only try their best to limit the damages against one of the two BOV Premier League joint-leaders. Danilo Doncic named his strongest formation, except for goalkeeper...
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20/01/2019
Day 15 Valletta 2 Hibernians 1
Valletta boosted their chances of retaining their Premier League title when scoring two second half goals and beat Hibernians 2-1 to join the Paolites at the top of the Premier League standings. The match had taken a difficult path for Valletta as Hibs took the lead after five minutes. Joseph Mbong, who was beyond...
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13/01/2019
Day 14 Valletta 2 Sliema W. 0
Champions Valletta were back to winning ways when they beat Sliema Wanderers at the National Stadium. As expected it was Valletta who dominated proceedings for much of the first half with Sliema trying to contain the pressure and try to break with quick forays on Jefferson and Younes Marzouk. On seven minutes, Miguel Alba...
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17/12/2018
Day 13 Valletta 0 Hamrun S. 1
Ħamrun Spartans stunned champions Valletta as a Kevin Tulimieri second-half goal earned them a 1-0 win at the National Stadium. The Spartans started brightly and they created the first chance on 18 minutes as William Domoraud powered through but was denied by the onrushing Henry Bonello. At the other end, Manuel Bartolo came to...
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13/12/2018
Valletta win BOV Super Cup
After winning the double at the end of last season, Valletta crowned a successful 2018 by lifting the BOV Super Cup after defeating Balzan by the odd goal in three. This was the 12th Super Cup win for the Citizens, who are currently sharing second place with Gżira United in the BOV Premier League,...
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09/12/2018
Day 12 Valletta 7 Tarxien R. 0
Valletta gave further proof of their scoring prowess this season when they netted five goals inside the first 41 minutes to completely brush aside Tarxien Rainbows and go top of the Premier League. It was an attacking master class from Danilo Doncic’s men as inspired by the pace and power of Matteo Piciollo and...
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02/12/2018
FA Trophy Valletta 3 Marsa 0
As expected, Valletta cruised into the fourth round of the FA Trophy following a comfortable 3-0 win over Division One strugglers Marsa. Despite the Citizens having a few regulars missing, including goalkeeper Henry Bonello, Ryan Camilleri, Joseph Zerafa and Bojan Kaljevic, they dominated play as Marsa had no other option but to defend for...
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