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Day 2 Valletta 1 Senglea A 0
Valletta maintained their perfect start to the season as an opportunistic goal from Michael Mifsud earned them a 1-0 win over Senglea Athletic. Although the Citizens picked up all spoils with the smallest of margins they still were worth the three points as they dominated the match right from the outset, giving Senglea little...
Read MoreDay 1 Valletta 1 Mosta 0
Valletta got their Premier League campaign off to a winning start with a hard-earned victory over Mosta. A first-half penalty by Claudio Pani spared Valletta’s blushes but they were reduced to 10 men midway through the second when the Italian midfielder was sent off for a second bookable offence. Valletta took the lead just...
Read MoreDay 33 Valletta 1 Hamrun S 2
Ħamrun Spartans handed outgoing champions Valletta their third successive defeat after battling to a 2-1 victory at the National Stadium. For the Citizens this was a fatal blow to their chances of qualifying for European football next season as they have now been dislodged to third place by Birkirkara, albeit the latter will now...
Read MoreDay 32 Valletta 0 Tarxien R 2
Tarxien Rainbows returned to winning ways as they scored one in each half to beat Valletta 2-0 at the National Stadium. A defeat which puts the Citizens’ third place in the table at risk. This was in fact the second consecutive defeat for the Citzens who won just one out of the last six...
Read MoreDay 31 Valletta 1 St Andrews 3
St Andrews managed to upset Valletta as they won 3-1 to put an end to Valletta’s title pursuit. Danilo Doncic’s side forged ahead on 11 minutes when Enmy Pena Beltre sent a low-ball towards Aidan Friggieri and the latter managed to find the base of the net. St Andrews doubled their lead on 30...
Read MoreDay 30 Valletta 3 Bkara 3
Valletta's comeback fell short of the desired three points as they lost further ground to leaders Hibernians. Billed as a must-win for both sides, Birkirkara stunned the champions into complete silence just before half-time when they stage an excellent recovery after going a goal down in the early minutes. Yet, Valletta drew on their...
Read MoreDay 29 Valletta 1 Gzira 1
alletta lost precious ground in this year’s title race when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Gzira United. The Citizens seemed to have taken control of proceedings when they took the lead on 29 minutes. Michael Mifsud’s cross was deflected by Luke Montebello into the path of Maximiliano Velasco. The Argentine miscued...
Read MoreDay 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...
Read MoreDay 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...
Read MoreDay 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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