Third successive win for Valletta

Valletta moved sixth in the BOV Premier League table as with a goal in each half, they defeated Santa Lucia 2-0 at the Tony Bezzina Stadium on Saturday.

This was the third successive win for the Citizens and the eighth defeat in eleven matches for Santa Lucia who remain third from bottom, one point ahead of Zebbug and Pieta.

Valletta took the lead on the 24th when off a cross by Triston Caruana, release on the right by Enmy Pena Beltre, Andrea Zammit placed the ball at the back of the net.

Nine minutes from time, Valletta sealed the issue with a second goal courtesy of Brandon Paiber whose low shot from the edge of the area ended in the bottom corner.

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