Floriana defeat Valletta to win U*BET FA Trophy
Floriana lifted the FA Trophy for the nineteenth time after a late goal from Ivan Woods gave Floriana a 1-0 victory over Valletta.
Approximately 8,400 spectators were entertained by both sides in a match that saw Valletta and Floriana have numerous chances in front of goal.
With this defeat, Valletta missed out on securing a treble after they already won the Premier League and Super Cup.
The match seemed to be heading for extra-time when one minute from time, Floriana were awarded a freekick just outside the area.
Ivan Woods’ freekick was slightly deflected by a Valletta defender to beat goalkeeper Andrew Hogg.
After the final whistle Terence Scerri was shown the red card by referee Paul Caruana.
VALLETTA FC- A.Hogg, R. Briffa, J.Caruana, I.Azzopardi, S.Borg, G.Agius (A.Anderson), E.Agius, J.Pace,D. Dos Santos, T.Scerri, R.Fenech (O.Temile)
Booked - Borg, G. Agius, Pace, Azzopardi
FLORIANA FC - M.Towns, D.Pisani, M.Micallef, O.Bugeja, T.Farrugia, P.Doffo, T.Paris (J.Borg), C.Cassar, C.Caruana, I.Woods, D.Nwoke
Booked – Paris, Doffo
Scorers – Ivan Woods 89 min. (F)
Referee - Paul Caruana