Valletta defeated Hamrun Spartans 2-1 this evening to win the first edition of the Mare Blu Cup.

This pre-season encounter between two old rivals of Maltese football drew a big crowd to the Victor Tedesco Stadium.

The Citizens took a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Kevin Sammut and Gilbert Agius before Ryan Fenech reduced the deficit for the Spartans in the final stages.

At the end of the match, Giovanni and Massimo Cappitta, directors of Mare Blu Tuna Farm Limited, presented the winners’ trophy to Agius, the Valletta captain.

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