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Day 20 valletta 3 Pieta H. 0
Valletta broke little sweat to see off struggling Pietà Hotspurs 3-0 and go top of the Premier League standings. The Citizens made their intentions clear right from the start and on the sixth minute, Kaljevic chested the ball down for Jean Borg whose fine effort ended just wide. A minute later, Kaljevic hit wide...
Read MoreDay 19 Valletta 2 Balzan 1
Valletta needed two goals in final ten minutes of the match to come from behind and beat Balzan 2-1 at the National Stadium. It was an astonishing outcome to a match that looked to have taken a difficult turn for the Malta champions who were trailing by the end of the first half. Valletta...
Read MoreDay 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...
Read MoreDay 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...
Read MoreDay 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...
Read MoreFA 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...
Read MoreDay 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...
Read MoreDay 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...
Read MoreDay 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...
Read MoreValletta 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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