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FA Trophy: Valletta 2 Sirens 0
Bojan Kaljevic was the hero for Valletta as he scored twice early in the second half to hand Valletta a 2-0 win over Gudja United in the quarter-finals of the FA Trophy. The Citizens failed to impress during the first half and it was only thanks to Kaljevic that they managed to score the...
Read MoreMatchday 19: Valletta 1 Gzira 0
Football seems to favour and reward those who take courageous risks, those who take up the challenge and take the bull by its horns. Valletta’s need to emerge with the three points had new coach Giovanni Tedesco favouring a go-for-broke tactics which produced the desired pickings as the Citizens won this six-pointer. The goal...
Read MoreMatchday 18: Valletta 1 Birkirkara 4
A sparkling Birkirkara side produced some champagne fare to cut Valletta down to size and add the scalp of the Malta champions to their growing list of glamorous victims. After laying down Floriana and Sirens in the past weeks, Birkirkara maintained their moment of grace to plot to the perfection the downfall of the...
Read MoreMatchday 17: Valletta 3 Balzan 1
Mario Fontanella was the darling of the Valletta fans on Saturday as the Italian striker grabbed a hat-trick to help the Malta champions see off a battling Balzan side, who ended the match with nine men. It was a hard-fought victory for Valletta, who despite enjoying much of the initiative they struggled to convert...
Read MoreMatchday 16: Valletta 1 Floriana 0
An early goal by Steve Borg handed Valletta a narrow win over leaders Floriana at the National Stadium. A win which opens once again the race for the championship as they now lie just two points behind the Greens. Valletta have therefore extended their positive run to ten matches while Floriana suffer the second...
Read MoreFA Trophy: Valletta 4 Sirens 1
Valletta needed two goals inside the first 30 minutes of the match to overcome the challenge of Sirens and reach the quarterfinals of the FA Trophy. It was a slick performance from the Malta champions who took the game by the scruff off its neck and once they opened a commanding two-goal advantage in...
Read MoreMatchday 15: Valletta 2 Sliema W 1
After grabbing a late equaliser in a 2-2 draw against Sta Lucia, the Citizens’ priority going into their tricky match with Sliema was to rediscoiver their winning touch. Their need to emerge with three points was aided by Sliema’s unorthodox holding tactics which helped Valletta produce the desired pickings as they won 2-1. Yet,...
Read MoreMatchday 14: Valletta 2 Santa Lucia 2
Mario Fontanella saved Valletta from another shock defeat at the hands of Sta Lucia as the Italian striker converted a 86th-minute penalty to earn the champions a 2-2 draw. The early exchanges were bereft of excitement with Valletta labouring to settle into their usual rhythm and Santa Lucia struggling to make headway in attack....
Read MoreBOV Super Cup Valletta 2 Balzan 1
Valletta ended 2019 in the best possible way as the Malta champions came from a goal down to overcome Balzan by the odd goal in three and secure the BOV Super Cup for a second successive year. Things had initially looked bleak for Valletta as despite dominating possession for much of the opening 45...
Read MoreMatchday 13: valletta 1 Hamrun S 0
Valletta weathered a second-half fightback from Ħamrun Spartans to put their league aspirations back on track with a hard-fought victory which earned them the second spot alongside Gżira United and six points adrift of leaders Floriana. As it turned out, a tactically well-deployed Ħamrun Spartans were only just denied of the spoils against their...
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