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01/02/2015
Day 21 Valletta 1 Balzan 2
Valletta missed the chance to narrow the gap on leaders Hibernians after going down 2-1 to a spirited Balzan team this afternoon. Hibernians' 1-1 draw with Mosta yesterday had presented Valletta with an opportunity to trim the deficit to 11 points but the champions were a disjointed lot in contrast with Balzan whose resilience...
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25/01/2015
Day 20 Valletta 3 Naxxar L 0
The one-all stalemate between Birkirkara and Hibernians on Saturday was greeted with a certain dose of enthusiasm in the Valletta clan as the result handed them a slight boost as their champion-ship title chances are concerned and the possibility of making the runners-up spot theirs ahead of the final round. Yesterday, the experienced City...
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20/01/2015
FA Trophy – Valletta 2 Melita 0
For large parts of the match, it looked as if Melita, fifth in Division One, could ruffle the feathers of Valletta, the Malta champions and FA Trophy holders. Although there was never any doubt as to Valletta’s technical supremacy over their modest opponents, the Citizens were left frustrated by Melita’s defending. At one point,...
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18/01/2015
Day 19 Valletta 2 Zebbug 0
Valletta have yet to find two strong overseas players who match the lofty standards demanded by coach Ivan Zammit but the foreign trio who survived the January cull are not letting the team down. As in their previous match against Pietà, the champions looked somewhat lethargic despite dominating possession against an improved Zebbug side...
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10/01/2015
Day 18 Valletta 3 Pieta 0
Valletta made amends for their shock 2-1 defeat to Pietà Hotspurs in the first round after beating the BOV Premier League strugglers 3-0. The game was generally a one-sided affair but Valletta's wastefulness in front of goal kept Pietà in the game before substitute Luke Dimech settled their nerves with a third goal late...
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03/01/2015
Day 17 Valletta 3 Qormi 2
Valletta put their upset to Hibs behind them as they produced a clinical performance to beat Sliema Wanderers 3-1. Hamza Barry took centre-stage for the champions after the Gambian scored a brace, his second all but sealing the points as it gave the champions a 3-0 advantage by the 55th minute. It took Valletta...
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21/12/2014
Day 16 Valletta 3 Sliema W 1
Valletta put their upset to Hibs behind them as they produced a clinical performance to beat Sliema Wanderers 3-1. Hamza Barry took centre-stage for the champions after the Gambian scored a brace, his second all but sealing the points as it gave the champions a 3-0 advantage by the 55th minute. It took Valletta...
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14/12/2014
Day 15 Valletta 1 Hibs 3
Hibernians all but wrapped up the league title today after defeating champions Valletta 3-1 to increase their lead at the top to 15 points. It was an incredible match that saw Valletta take a deserved first-half lead only to lose the plot after having two players, Jonathan Caruana and captain Ryan Fenech, dismissed in...
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06/12/2014
Day 14 Valletta 4 Floriana 1
Three goals in the first half set Valletta on the way to an easy win over derby rivals Floriana. Floriana had high hopes of ending their negative run against their main adversaries but they proved no match for the resurgent champions who extended their winning run to six games to set themselves up nicely...
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02/12/2014
FA Trophy – Valletta 7 Birzebbuga 1
This was a walk in the park for Valletta. it took the FA Trophy holders less than 18 minutes to seal their passage into fourth round after producing an early four-goal burst to set the tone for this lop-sided match against Division One strugglers Birżebbuġa St Peter’s. With the derby against Floriana looming on...
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