Dominant Valletta defeat Hamrun
Valletta defeated Hamrun Spartans 2-0 yesterday evening at the National Stadium.
With this victory, Valletta continue to extend their impressive unbeaten run to 35 matches and now stand on top of the BOV Premier League with maximum points from two matches.
Valletta took the lead as early as the 15th minute thanks to Steve Borg. Off a freekick from Ryan Fenech, Roderick Briffa found Steve Borg with his pass with the latter heading the ball past Hamrun goalkeeper Omar Borg.
Valletta continued the pressure throughout the match and scored the second goal on the 68th minute.
Ryan Fenech was again involved in the action when he lobbed the ball over goalkeeper Omar Borg to find Alfred Effiong who then tapped the ball in.
HAMRUN: O.Borg, N.Garcia, M. Grima, R. Fenech, A.M.Ribeiro, K.Sammut, M. Gauci, G.Calabretta, C.Polli, G. Spiteri (R. Mangion), L. F. Silva (C.E. Parcari)
Coach: Jesmond Zammit
Assistant coach: Vince Carbonaro
VALLETTA: A.Hogg, J.Caruana,S.Borg, I.Azzopardi, A.Effiong, R.Briffa, J.Pace, E.Agius, R.Fenech (D. Falzon), D.Dos Santos (O. Zongo), W.Barbosa
Coach: Leonard Farrugia
Assistant coach: Jesmond Zerafa
Yellow cards: Spiteri, Polli, Ribeiro, Barbosa
Scorers S. Borg 15 min., A. Effiong 68 min. (V)
Referee Clayton Pisani
BOV Player of the match Denni Dos Santos (Valletta)