FA Trophy: Valletta 1 Gzira U. 0

05/02/2025

Valletta advanced to the last eight of the Meridianbet FA Trophy after defeating Gżira United with a 1-0 scoreline in extra time.

In the fourth minute, Gżira had a chance after a cross from Kevin Tulimieri into the box found Thaylor Aldama, whose header struck the crossbar.

In the twenty-fifth minute, Gżira suffered a setback when Kevin Tulimieri was shown a straight red card after appearing to elbow Sheldon Mackay.

In the thirty-ninth minute, a shot from Jefferson Ferreira inside the box went just over the bar. In the sixty-first minute, a long-range shot from Brandon Paiber also went high.

In the seventy-eighth minute, Gżira had a good opportunity when Aldama received the ball inside the box and fired a low shot, but his effort hit the post and rebounded away from goal.

In the ninety-third minute, a shot from Brooklyn Borg from outside the box was easily saved by goalkeeper Aquilina.

In the 102nd minute, Valletta took the lead after a cross from Brandon Paiber found James Scicluna, who headed past Formosa to make it 1-0.

In the 105th minute, a free kick by James Scicluna went just wide.

VALLETTA: Timothy Aquilina, Biringanine Enoch, Neil Micallef, Enzo Ruiz (Jake Azzopardi) , Andrea Zammit (James Scicluna), Andrei Ciolacu, Brandon Paiber, Jefferson De Souza, Ayrton Attard, Jacob Walker, Sheldon Mackay

GZIRA U: Cain Formosa, Enrico Pepe (Manuel De Filippis) , Thaylor Aldama, Luis Riascos, Montell Shaquill, Diogo Barbosa (Andrew Borg) , Stefan Denic (Brooklyn Borg) , Kurt Zammit, Nikola Disic, Kevin Tulimieri, Thiago De Espindola

Scorers: 103′ J. Scicluna (V)

Yellow Cards: J. Ferreira (V), C. Formosa, K. Zammit (G)

Red Card: K. Tulimieri (V)

Referee: M. De Gabriele