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29/04/2017
Day 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...
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24/04/2017
Day 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...
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15/04/2017
Day 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...
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08/04/2017
Day 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...
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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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