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Day 7 Valletta 4 Pieta H 0
Valletta overwhelmed Pieta’ Hotspurs as four goals in quick succession put the game to bed in the opening half an hour. Mario Fontanella scored a splendid goal in the 12th minute when Miguel Alba made headway on the right before setting up the Italian striker who hit home first time. He could have added...
Read MoreDay 06 Valletta 4 Balzan 1
Valletta came from a goal down to ease past Balzan at the National Stadium and move just one point behind leaders Gżira United. Things looked gloomy for the champions when they found themselves behind after only three minutes of play. Uros Ljubomirac picked up the ball on the edge of the area and hit...
Read MoreDay 05 Valletta 5 Sengela A 1
Champions Valletta maintained their hot-scoring form when crushed Senglea Athletic to bag their third win in a row. As the scoreline shows, the match was a no-contest as the Citizens completely tore apart the newly-promoted side with a fourgoal burst inside the opening 25 minutes to preserve their hot-scoring run that saw them score...
Read MoreDay 04 Valletta 6 Qormi 0
Valletta showed all their scoring prowess as they brushed aside Qormi 6-0 in a one-sided encounter at the National Stadium. The Malta champions took just 14 minutes to break the stalemate when Bojan Kaljevic was at the end of Miguel Alba’s cross and the Montenegrin headed the ball past Qormi goalkeeper Jamie Azzopardi. Valletta...
Read MoreDay 03 Valletta 3 Birkirkara 0
Champions Valletta scored three second-half goals to storm to a convincing 3-0 victory over Birkirkara to pick up their first league win of the season. The Citizens threatened after seven minutes when Miguel Alba hit a fierce drive that was pushed away by Kristijan Naumovski. Birkirkara’s response soon arrived as two minutes later Michael...
Read MoreDay 02 Valletta 1 Hibernians 2
Hibernians piled more misery on Valletta as they condemned the champions to their second successive defeat. The Paolites threatened after 13 minutes when from an Ivan Blazevic corner from the left, Joseph Mbong’s low shot was blocked by goalkeeper Henry Bonello. Valletta replied with a Matteo Piciollo effort from outside the area that was...
Read MoreDay 01 Sliema W 3 Valletta 0
Sliema Wanderers were off to an impressive start to their league campaign after brushing aside champions Valletta at the National Stadium. Ryan Fenech enjoyed an impressive debut on his return to Sliema as he capped a dynamic perfomance with two goals. Early on, it was Valletta who made all the early running with Matteo...
Read MoreUEFA Europa League Valletta 1 HSK Zrinjski 2
Valletta's Europa League campaign came to a close on Thursday as the Malta champions were beaten by Zrinskji, of Bosnia, 2-1 to go out 3-2 on aggregate. Zrinskji started brightly and after eight minutes, Milos Filipovic received the ball from a short corner and after moving past his marker he let fly a dipping...
Read MoreUEFA Europa League HSK Zrinjski 1 Valletta 1
Valletta’s Europa League campaign started on a bright note after Mario Fontanella’s stoppage-time leveller earned the Citizens a valuable 1-1 draw against Zrinjski in the first leg of the second qualifying at the Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. After their heart-breaking exit from the Champions League at the hands of Albania’s...
Read MoreUEFA Champions League – Valletta 1 Kukesi 1
Valletta were only minutes away from reaching the second qualifying round of the Champions League when Irakli Dzaria fired home the equaliser on 82 minutes to earn Albanian side Kukes a 1-1 draw that put them in the next round on the away goals rule. It was a shattering outcome for the Citizens who...
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