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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 7 DECEMBER 2014 57 Sport FOOTBALL SPORTTODAY Valletta ........................ 4 Floriana ....................... 1 VALLETTA easily defeated rivals 4-1 as they kept pace with league leaders Hibernians. Valletta are in great form as this victory was their sixth consecutive win. Just after two minutes of play, Valletta were already ahead. Off a cross by Abdelkarim Nafti, Lateef Elford-Alliyu headed the past goal- keeper Tyrone Gauci to give his team the lead. The first half continued to be one-sided as Valletta dominated the match. On the 41nd minute, Valletta doubled their lead. Off a cross by Abdelkarim Nafti, Lateef Elford beat goalkeeper Tyrone Gauci with his header. Valletta made it 3-0 just before half time. Off a pass by Hamza Barry, Abdelkarim Nafti easy beat Gauci with his shot. The second half continued with Valletta leaving no chance for Flo- riana. On the 60th minute, Valletta were awarded a penalty shot after a hand ball by Clyde Borg. From the penalty spot Lateef Elford-Alliyu beat goalkeeper Tyrone Gauci to make the score 4-0. Floriana managed to reduce the gap when on the 77th minute when Clyde Borg served Vito Plut who lobbed the ball over goalkeeper Nicky Vella. VALLETTA Nicky Vella, Jonath- an Caruana (76' Raphael Kooh Sohna), Ian Azzopardi, Steve Borg (55' Luke Dimech), Ryan Camill- eri, Ryan Fenech, Roderick Briffa, Lateef Elford-Alliyu, Hamza Barry, Shaun Bajada, Abdelkarim Nafti (62' Hugo Faria). Subs not used: Yenz Cini, Luke Montebello, Llywelyn Cremona, Christian Caruana. Coach: Gilbert Agius FLORIANA Tyrone Gauci, Rod- rigo Felix Aguiar, Douglas Felipe Moreira Cobo (46' Amadou Samb), Steve Pisani, Clyde Borg, Vito Plut, Matteo Piciollo, Emanuel Briffa, Brooke Farrugia (46' Conor Borg), Gary Muir, Steve Bonnici. Subs not used: Andrew Zammit, Luke Micallef, Neil Spiteri, Gio- vanni Galea, Sacha Borg. Coach: Giovanni Tedesco Referee: Philip Farrugia Assistant Referees: Mitchell Scerri, David Castillo Fourth Official: Andre Arciola Yellow Cards: Piciollo, Caruana, Clyde Borg, Samb BOV Player of the Match: Hamza Barry Valletta keep pace with leaders after derby victory