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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 4 DECEMBER 2016 49 Sport SPORTTODAY FOOTBALL Valletta register a fine win over Pembroke Athleta Pembroke Athleta ............ 0 Valletta ............................ 3 WARREN ZAMMIT MATTHEW Calleja Cremona was on the alert to deny Valletta after six minutes. Jhonnattan Benites Da Conceicao went down the left flank and sent a low cross towards Michael Mifsud. The veteran striker fired a shot that was well saved by the 22 year old goalkeeper. Valletta lost another opportu- nity four minutes later. Cladio Pani managed to find Jean Borg whose effort hit the post. The Citizens went ahead on the 14th minute. Federico Falcone sent a strong shot that was partially saved by Calleja Cremona. Posses- sion fell for Mifsud who finished inside the net. Pembroke tried to hit back three minutes later when Siraj Arab hit a volley that ended up high. A few minutes later, Andreas Scozzese of Pembroke also had an attempt on goal. Following a cross, the 27 year old sent an effort that sailed wide of the post. On the 23rd minute, Pembroke had a good opportunity when Asani Djeljilj saw his shot from a free kick being neutralised by Dziugas Bark- tus. Jhonnattann was close to double the score for Valletta on the 27th minute. The Brazilian striker fired a shot from inside the penalty area that hit the post. On the half hour mark, Valletta lost another good opportunity to double the score. Jhonnattann de- livered the ball towards Falcone whose effort was well neutralised by Calleja Cremona. Jhonnattann was denied once more by Calleja Cremona on the 58th minute. From a free kick, the Valletta forward forced a good save from the young goalkeeper. Valletta left no doubt on the re- sult 15 minutes from time. Santiago Malano sent a stunning shot from a free kick that hit the post before set- tling in inside the net. Paul Zammit's side scored their third goal of the match on the 81st minute. From another free kick, Leandro Aguirre hit a low shot past Calleja Cremona. Pembroke Athleta starting line-up: Matthew Calleja Cremona, Sunday Eboh, Asani Djeljilj, Paltemio Bar- betti, Zoran Levnaic, Owen Bugeja, Miguel Attard, Ugochukwo Akuto, Siraj Eddin Arab, Shola Haruna Sodija, Andreas Scozzese. Valletta starting line-up: Dziugas Barktus, Jonathan Caruana, Ryan Camilleri, Santiago Malano, Mi- chael Mifsud, Jean Borg, Federico Matias Falcone, Claudio Pani, Le- andro Aguirre, Jhonnattan Benites Da Conceicao, Romeu Pericles Ro- mao. Referee: Clayton Pisani Assistant referees: Alan Camilleri, Martin Borg Additional assistant referees: Fyo- dor Zammit, Trustin Farrugia Cann Fourth official: William Debattista BOV player of the match: Michael Mifsud (Valletta) BOV Premier League Tarxien Rainbows - St. Andrews ........ 1-1 Pembroke Athleta - Valletta .............. 0-3 Today - National Stadium 14:00 Hamrun Spartans - Birkirkara 16:00 Balzan - Floriana Victor Tedesco Stadium 14:00 Sliema Wanderers - Gzira United 16:15 Mosta - Hibernians England - Premier League Manchester City - Chelsea ................ 1-3 Crystal Palace - Southampton .......... 3-0 Stoke City - Burnley ......................... 2-0 Sunderland - Leicester City .............. 2-1 Tottenham H. - Swansea City ............ 5-0 West Ham United - Arsenal .............. 1-5Today 14:30 AFC Bournemouth - Liverpool 17:00 Everton - Manchester United Tomorrow 21:00 Middlesbrough - Hull City Italy - Serie A Juventus - Atalanta ......................... Late Today 12:30 AC Milan - Crotone 15:00 Lazio - Roma 15:00 Pescara - Cagliari 15:00 Sampdoria - Torino 15:00 Sassuolo - Empoli 20:45 Fiorentina - Palermo Tomorrow 19:00 ChievoVerona - Genoa 21:00 Udinese - Bologna Spain - Liga BBVA Granada - Sevilla ............................. 2-1 Barcelona - Real Madrid .................. 1-1 18:30 Leganes - Villarreal ................ 0-0 20:45 Atletico Madrid - Espanyol ...... Late Today 12:00 Real Betis - Celta Vigo 16:15 Athletic Bilbao - Eibar 18:30 Alaves - Las Palmas 18:30 Sporting Gijon - Osasuna 20:45 Valencia - Malaga Tomorrow 20:45 Deportivo La Coruna - R. Sociedad Germany - Bundesliga B. Leverkusen - Freiburg .................. 1-1 B. Dortmund - Borussia M. ............... 4-1 Hoffenheim - FC Cologne ................. 4-0 Werder Bremen - Ingolstadt ............. 2-1 Wolfsburg - Hertha Berlin ................ 2-3 RasenBallsport Leipzig - Schalke 04 . 2-1 Today 15:30 Darmstadt - Hamburger SV 17:30 Augsburg - Eintracht Frankfurt Football Results & Fixtures PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRISTINE BORG Federico Falcone of Valletta in action during their match against Pembroke. Valletta make up for their disappointing draw against Mosta with a fine 3-0 win over Pembroke Athleta