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Day 13 Valletta 0 Mosta 0
Valletta’s title defence hit a snag this afternoon when they were held to a goalless draw by struggling Mosta at the Tedesco Stadium. The Citizens dominated proceedings for much of the first half but they rarely tested Yenz Cini in the Mosta goal. On 20 minutes Jhonnattann picked up a short clearance and he...
Read MoreDay 12 Valletta 2 Sliema W 1
Valletta began their second round on a high note as they beat Sliema Wanderers 2-1 to keep the pace with the front-runners. The champions looked set for a straightforward victory after moving into a two-goal lead by the 70th minute but Mark Scerri pulled one back to revive Sliema who, until then, had been...
Read MoreDay 11 Valletta 3 Hamrun S 0
Valletta claimed the bragging rights in their first clash with Hamrun Spartans in more than three years as the champions beat their rivals 3-0 to put their title bid on track. Victory for the Citizens was not as easy as the scoreline might suggest as the Spartans stepped up their game after a disappointing...
Read MoreDay 10 Valletta 0 St Andrews 0
St Andrews put up a plucky display mingled with some intelligent rearguard action to frustrate their more-quoted opponents Valletta and keep them at an arm's length. The first danger stemmed from the right wing, when Alhinho sidestepped his marker and laid the ball to Santiago Malano. From the latter’s through-pass, Mifsud had time and...
Read MoreDay 09 Valletta 1 Tarxien 0
A brilliant goal from substitute Michael Mifsud gave Valletta a hard-earned 1-0 win over Tarxien Rainbows. The champions found the going tough as Tarxien matched them all over the pitch but their efforts were undone by Mifsud who came off the bench to keep his team on the winning track. The first half produced...
Read MoreDay 08 Valletta 3 Gzira 1
The champions bounced back to winning ways today after a poor run of one point in three matches. The Citizens were off to a flying start. Hardly seven minutes elapsed from the initial whistle when Valletta's Falcone made a diagonal run before putting a ball into the path of Jhonnattann whose ghosting run had...
Read MoreDay 07 Valletta 1 Bkara 1
Valletta and Birkirkara took a point each after cancelling each other in a 1-1 draw at the National Stadium. The first half was bereft of scoring chances. In fact the first opportunity arrived on 32 minutes when Jonathan Caruana picked Federico Falcone but the Argentine fired his effort just over. Birkirkara responded on 35...
Read MoreDay 06 Valletta 0 Hibs 2
Hibernians completed a dismal week for Valletta after beating the champions 2-0. Goals from Rodolfo Soares and Jurgen Degabriele gave Hibs a deserved victory while handing Valletta their second defeat in five days after they had lost to derby rivals Floriana on Wednesday. The early sending-off of Umeh Calistus Uchenna was a fatal blow...
Read MoreDay 05 Valletta 0 Floriana 2
Giovanni Tedesco, the Floriana coach, was reluctant to talk to the media on the eve of yesterday’s derby against Valletta. Back-to-back defeats to Balzan and Tarxien Rainbows had piled the pressure on the Italian coach and his team ahead of their first encounter with their bitter rivals Valletta who were unbeaten in their opening...
Read MoreDay 04 Valletta 2 Balzan 2
Balzan came back from two goals down to share the spoils with champions Valletta in an entertaining game this evening. The game looked over as contest when Umeh Calistus Uchenna gave the champions a deserved two-goal lead at the end of the first half but Balzan were a transformed team after the change of...
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