NAXXAR LIONS 0

VALLETTA 3

Experience came to the fore as Valletta beat Naxxar this afternoon.   

Valletta toiled to breach Naxxar’s defensive lines and Barry came up with a solution, in the 22nd minute when, after a superbly-executed one-two with Nafti, he found himself in front of Julian Azzopardi but shot straight at the goalkeeper.

The Lions knocked off early for half-time and Valletta punished them. A superb cross from Nafti fell between Ibok Edet and Andrew Scicluna, allowing Leeflang to chest the ball down and steer  it into the top corner of the net.

Earlier in the second half, Naxxar had a penalty shout turned down when Luke Dimech seemed to have handled the ball as he tried to block Bellia’s effort.

Valletta inflicted more damage on Naxxar eight minutes from time when they doubled their lead. Briffa spotted Elford-Alliyu lurking in the box and duly served him with a through pass. The Englishman profiting from a slip by Ibok, he advanced unchallenged before firing low past Azzopardi.

Three minutes later, the isolated Elford-Alliyu hammered again past Azzopardi after another Briffa’s ball caught the chaotic Naxxar defence at sixes and sevens.

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