BOV Premier League | Valletta 4 – Lija Athletic 2

Valletta went ahead after eleven minutes. From a free-kick, Denni Rocha Dos Santos sent a cross that was met by Matteo Picciolo who headed home.

Dos Santos made it 2-0 for Valletta on the 33rd minute. The Brazilian hit a shot from distance that gave Luke Bonnici no chance.

Lija pulled one back on the 40th minute. Ryan Camilleri brought down Rafael Kooh Sohna inside the penalty area and referee ordered a penalty. From the eleven metres mark, Erjon Beu made no mistake.

One minute into the second half, Valletta scored again. Picciolo sent a cross in the direction of Kyrian Nwoko whose effort ended up inside the net.

Lija scored again on the 55th minute. Erjon Beu fired a diagonal shot that went behind Henry Bonello.

However, Valletta sealed the issue in the additional time. Nwoko served Picciolo and the latter saw his shot going past Bonnici.

Valletta starting line-up: Henry Bonello, Steve Borg, Ryan Camilleri, Juan Gill Cruz, Santiago Malano, Matteo Picciolo, Kyrian Nwoko, Jean Borg, Joseph Zerafa, Ibrahim Saleh Raed, Denni Rocha Dos Santos

Lija Athletic starting line-up: Luke Bonnici, Predrag Babic, Leon Muscat, Daniel Scerri, Erjon Beu, Leejoe Schembri, Abubaker Bello Osagie, Carl Cassar, Ousmane Sidibe, Djamel Leeflang, Rafael Kooh Sohna

Referee: Darry Agius

Assistant Referees: Roberto Vella, Paul Apap

Fourth Official: Alan Mario Sant

BOV Player of the Match: Matteo Picciolo (Valletta)