2017
05/04/2017
Day 28 Valletta 1 Hibs 0
Valletta pulled off a last-gasp victory over Hibernians with a goalmouth scramble in the injury time, and threw the title issue wide open once again. Valletta’s resolve to take maximum points was in abundant evidence in the opening minutes when within eight minutes of referee Fyodor Zammit’s initial whistle, Hibs’ defence had to deal...
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02/04/2017
Day 27 Valletta 1 Floriana 1
Valletta lost two precious points in this season’s title race when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Floriana. Valletta have now slipped five points adrift of leaders Hibernians and must beat the Paolites if they are to get back into the title race. The Citizens dominated much of the match and their...
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17/03/2017
Day 26 Valletta 1 Balzan 0
Champions Valletta threw the Premier League title issue wide open after beating high-flying Balzan 1-0 tonight, a result which brought the Lilywhites to within three points of new leaders Hibernians. The plaudits went to the City team for an aggressively sound showing which confused their opponents, who looked fragile at the back and non-existent...
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11/03/2017
Day 25 Valletta 4 Pembroke 0
At the National Stadium, Valletta registered a comfortable 4-0 win over bottom-placed Pembroke Athleta. Valletta had four changes from the team which defeated Mosta as Jonathan Caruana, Steve Borg, Luke Montebello, Valdo Goncalves Alhinho replaced Rowen Muscat, Llywelyn Cremona, Romeu Romao and the suspended Leandro Aguirre. For Pembroke, Matthew Calleja Cremona, Owen Bugeja, Stevan...
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05/03/2017
Day 24 Valletta 4 Mosta 0
Maxi Velasco and Luke Montebello scored two goals each as Valletta defeated Mosta 4-0 at the National Stadium on Sunday. A win which enables them to keep the pace with Balzan and Hibernians while moving four points clear of fourth-placed Floriana. Although the Citizens were a better side right from the start, it was...
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24/02/2017
Day 23 Valletta 3 Sliema W 1
Valletta kept the pace with the top two teams as they defeated Sliema Wanderers 3-1 in a match which came to life during the second half. This was the sixth consecutive positive result for the Citizens while for Sliema, this was a disappointing result as they were aiming for a first positive result against...
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12/02/2017
Day 22 Valletta 2 Hamrun S 0
Valletta put themselves back in the reckoning in this season’s title race as they scored two second half goals to overcome Hamrun Spartans 2-0 at the National Stadium. The Spartans' cause was hindered by an injury to Jake Grech after only 15 minutes, with young midfielder replaced by Brandon Paiber. Scoring chances were few...
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05/02/2017
Day 21 Valletta 1 Tarxien R 1
Following a 1-1 draw with St. Andrews last week, a goal by Leandro Aguirre one minute from time enabled them to rescue a point in a 1-1 draw with Tarxien Rainbows at the National Stadium. A draw which leaves Valletta seven points behind leaders Balzan and five behind Hibernians. On the other hand, Tarxien...
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28/01/2017
Day 20 Valletta 1 St Andrews 1
Valletta dropped two important points in a 1-1 draw with St. Andrews at the Victor Tedesco Stadium. A draw which denies the Citizens the opportunity to close the gap with Balzan and Hibernians. For St. Andrews, who had already held Valletta in another draw in the first round, this was another precious point which...
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21/01/2017
Day 19 Valletta 1 Bkara 0
Valletta grabbed three important points at the expense of their arch-rivals Birkirkara, to stay in the title race. With leaders Balzan having opened up a five-point gap with Valletta, the onus was on the champions to keep up their pursuit of the leaders. True to their never-say-die attitude, Valletta responded to latest adversity with...
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