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29/10/2017
Day 09 Valletta 3 St Andrews 0
Three first-half goals delivered the points Zoran Popovic’s men needed to leapfrog Gżira United at the top of the Premier League. Valletta played with pace and purpose in the opening period and their goals came from being given acres of space down the flanks. St Andrews, without a firstteam coach following the sudden departure...
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22/10/2017
Day 8 Valletta 6 Tarxien R. 0
Valletta continued their ominous return to top form by hitting Tarxien Rainbows for six on their return to the top standings. The Lilywhites took full advantage of Gżira United’s slip up against Balzan yesterday to hit top spot longside the Maroons. Set-piece specialist Denni caught Tarxien stone cold time and again as Kyrian Nwoko...
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13/10/2017
Day 7 Valletta 4 Lija A. 2
Valletta’s early double might have given the impression that the City would have had a plainsailing towards the three points but they were proved wrong. These early setbacks only served to inspire Lija players to a bigger effort as they frustrated the City with direct attacking football. The game started at a frenetic pace,...
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26/09/2017
Day 6 Valletta 3 Birkirkara 0
Valletta produced the right response to their defeat to Balzan when they brushed aside Birkirkara 3-0 at the National Stadium. On 11 minutes, Claudio Pani sent a curling cross that soared past Birkirkara defender Cain Attard and into the path of Michael Mifsud who hammered the ball into the roof of the net. Birkirkara...
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24/09/2017
Day 5 Balzan 2 Valletta 1
Balzan finally got their act together after a shaky start to season, to grab three vital points at the expense of Valletta. Both teams went for a brisk opening with Santiago Malano, Matteo Piciollo and Raed Saleh giving the Balzan defenders something to think about. Carlos de Fiori, Alex Alves and Alfred Effiong were...
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17/09/2017
Day 4 Valletta 1 Sliema W. 0
A solitary goal from forward Nikola Asceric was enough for Valletta to chalk up their third win of the season over Sliema Wanderers, who were still undefeated after tallying five points from their first three outings. Following this win, Valletta are now in second place with 10 points, two behind surprising leaders Gzira United...
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11/09/2017
Day 3 Valletta 0 Naxxar L 0
Valletta experienced a miserable night at the National Stadium as they could not go beyond a goalless draw against a revitalised Naxxar Lions side yesterday. In the pre-match build-up few had given the Lions any hope of offering a stern challenge to their more-quoted opponents especially when one considers their lame showings in their...
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26/08/2017
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...
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19/08/2017
Day 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...
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06/05/2017
Day 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...
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