Floriana                0
Valletta                1

Floriana: Akpan, M. Muhamadou, D. Venancio, K. Keqi, J.U. Arias (A. Caseres 70'), B. Paiber (J. Busuttil 61'), S. D'Agostino, J. Pisani, M. Garcia, A. Cini, R. Camenzuli

Valletta: H. Bonello, S. Borg, R. Camilleri, B. Kaljevic (M.A. Alba 73'), M. Piciollo (N. Pulis 92'), S. Dimech (S. Malano 67'), J. Borg, E. Pena Beltre, R. Muscat, T. Caruana, M. Fontanella

Referee: Alan Mario Sant

Asds. Referees: Alan Camilleri, Roberto Vella

4th Official: Ishmael Barbara

Scorers: S. Borg 4',

Yellow cards: M. Fontanella 30',  M. Piciollo 31', K. Keqi 53', M. Garcia 57', I. Akpan 74',

Player of the match: Steve Borg (Valletta)

TMI Best Three: 1. S. Borg 2. T. Caruana, 3. D. Venencio

A Steve Borg powerful header in the fourth minute proved to be enough for league champions Valletta to inflict the second defeat of the season on their neighbours and storical rivals Floriana.

The result opens the title race wide open, with the champions back in the reckoning. For Floriana a disappointing result apart from the derby loss, as they now see their handsome lead at the top fizzling out.

The match unfortunately failed to live to its expectations as it had very little to offer and both side can surely offer much better. Valletta took the early lead and then controlled the match with Floriana never really testing goalkeeper Bonello who was returning for the Citizens.

Valletta could'nt have had a better start as they took the lead on four minutes when Triston Caruana floated a precise freekick towards the unmarked Steve Borg who headed powerfully home. Two minutes later Floriana came close when a Venancio freekick was headed by Muhamadou with henry Bonello making a great save.

On 24 minutes panic in the City rearguard with Garcia's shot luckily blocked by a Valletta defender. Two minutes past the half an hour a Fontanella header was well saved by Akpan. For the rest of the first half the match had little or nothing to offer with Valletta controlling tha match with relative ease.

Both sides were very erratic at this stage with the match losing much of the initial flair.

The second half started with D'Agostino testing Bonello and with a Kaljevic drive well off target. But like the case of the first half after this promising start the match faded out with goal mouth actionsnowhere to be seen.

On 75 minutes an Alba freekick was met by Piciollo but his shot went over the bar. There was some drama in the final moments of the match with Floriana moving everything forward and with Akanji caught upfront, Valletta had a golden opportunity but Fontanella and Malano misse the golden opportunity.

On 94 minutes Henry Bonello secured the precious victory saving a Venancio freekick.