Early goal hands Valletta victory

Valletta were not at their best even though they dominated the game which handed coach Steve D'Amato his first defeat since he took over at Mosta.

It did not take long for Valletta to score. Four minutes into the match, Ouseeni Zongo beat goalkeeper Jonathan Debono with his shot to give Valletta the lead.

Gilbert Agius went close to score for Valletta when his shot his the crossbar one minute before the end of the first half.

Michel Maki Mvondo almost scored for Mosta just two minutes into the second half when his attempt from inside the area went wide.

The match ended with Valletta collecting all three points thanks to their early goal in the first half.

Roderick Briffa was voted BOV Player of the Match.

VALLETTA FC Andrew Hogg, Jonathan Caruana, Ian Azzopardi, Alfred Effiong (70' Ryan Fenech), Roderick Briffa, Jamie Pace, Edmond Agius, Gilbert Agius, Denni Rocha dos Santos, Ousseni Zongo, William Barbosa.
Subs not used: Matthew Towns, Ramon dos Santos, Samir Arab, Glen Cassar, Siraj Arab, Oznef Cassar.
Coach: Leonard Farrugia
Assistant Coach: Jesmond Zerafa

MOSTA FC Jonathan Debono, Adrian Borg, Kane Farrugia, Federico Tisbi, Yannick Ossok, Nikola Bogdanovic, Sheldon Grech, Jonathan Bajada (82' Alex Cini), Kurt Magro, Firas Aboulezz, Michel Bertrand Maki Mvondo.
Subs not used: Glenn Zammit, John Paul Grima, Steve Schembri, Pio Vassallo, Damian Delia, Wayne Sciberras.
Coach: Steve D'Amato

Referee: Fyodor Zammit
Assistant referees: Ingmar Spiteri, Duncan Sultana
Fourth official: Malcolm Spiteri
Yellow Cards: A. Borg, Bogdanovic
Scorers: 4' Ousseni Zongo