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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 12 MARCH 2017 49 Sport SPORTTODAY FOOTBALL BOV Premier League Gzira Utd - Sliema Wanderers ........... 0-1 St. Andrews - Tarxien Rainbows ........ 1-0 Valletta - Pembroke Athleta .............. 4-0 Hibernians - Mosta .......................... 4-0 Today - National Stadium 14:00 Florriana - Balzan 16:00 Birkirkara - Hamrun Spartans England - Premier League AFC Bournemouth - West H. United .. 3-2 Crystal Palace - Tottenham Hotspur .. Post Everton - West B. Albion .................. 3-0 Hull City - Swansea City ................... 2-1 Middlesbrough - Sunderland ........... Post Arsenal - Leicester City .................... Post Today Post. Southamption - Manchester United 17:00 Liverpool - Burnley Tomorrow Post. Chelsea - Watford Italy - Serie A Genoa - Sampdoria ......................... 0-1 Today 12:30 Sassuolo - Bologna 15:00 ChievoVerona - Empoli 15:00 Fiorentina - Cagliari 15:00 Inter - Atalanta 15:00 Pescara - Udinese 15:00 SSC Napoli - Crotone 20:45 Palermo - Roma Tomorrow 20:45 Lazio - Torino Spain - Liga Satander Valencia - Sporting Gijon ................. 1-1 Sevilla - Leganes ............................. 1-1 Malaga - Alaves ............................... 1-2 Granada - Atletico Madrid ................ 0-1 Today 12:00 Real Sociedad - Athletic Bilbao 16:15 Deportivo La Coruna - Barcelona 18:30 Celta Vigo - Villarreal 20:45 Real Madrid - Real Betis Tomorrow 20:45 Osasuna - Eibar Germany - Bundesliga Bayern Munich - Eintracht F ............. 3-0 Darmstadt - Mainz 05 ...................... 2-1 Freiburg - Hoffenheim ..................... 1-1 Hertha Berlin - B. Dortmund ............ 2-1 Rasenballsport Leipzig - Wolfsburg ... 0-1 Ing0-1olstadt - FC Cologne ............... 2-2 Today 15:30 Schalke 04 - Augsburg 17:30 Hamburger SV - Borussia M. Football Results & Fixtures Valletta ................... 4 Pembroke Athleta .... 0 WARREN ZAMMIT VALLETTA made their inten- tions clear from the start and were close after two minutes. Umeh Uchenna Calistus sent a shot from the edge of the penalty area that went slightly wide. Pembroke suffered a setback on the 12th minute as they were forced to make an early substitu- tion since Owen Bugeja picked up an injury. Tyrone Fenech took his place. Valletta also made an early substitution on the 19th minute when Llywelyn Cremona took Claudio Pani's place. Despite losing a key player as well, Valletta kept on showing their supremacy and went ahead on the 26th minute. Santiago Malano sent a cross inside the penalty area towards Luke Mon- tebello who spectacularly placed the ball inside the net. The citizens had another good opportunity on the 31st min- ute. Valdo Congalves Alihno at- tempted a shot from a distance that sailed centimetres off target. On the 39th minute, Calistus of Valletta hit a low shot that was neutralised by Matthew Calleja Cremona. In the additional time given by the referee prior to half time, Valletta's youngster Jean Borg sent a cross inside the penalty area that found Alihno whose header ended marginally over. Pembroke's only chance was created on the 49th minute. From a free kick, Stevan Racic hit a strong shot that was saved by Dziukas Bartkus. Valletta hit back on the counter attack. Malano went on a good run that saw him going past Calleja Cremona, but his final shot was cleared by Pembroke's defence. From the resulting cor- ner, Maximiliano Velasco head- ed wide. Paul Zammit's side doubled their advantage on the 56th min- ute. Alihno sent Velasco through on goal and the latter finished past Calleja Cremona. On the hour mark, Valletta were close once more. Calistus sent a cross in the direction of Montebello whose shot hit the side netting. Four minutes later, Calistus sent another dangerous ball in- side the penalty area that found Velasco unmarked. However, the Argentine striker fired high from close range. Valletta scored again on the 73rd minute through Calistus. The Nigerian received the ball inside the penalty area and hit a low shot past Calleja Cremona. A minute later, Valletta pushed forward again. This time it was Michael Mifsud who fired a low shot that went wide. On the 77th minute, there was a special moment for Valletta's supporters as Roderick Briffa was introduced in the match af- ter a long injury spell. Briffa took Jonathan Caruana's place. On the 83rd minute, Valletta scored their fourth goal. Ve- lasco sent an excellent pass to- wards Michael Mifsud who went through and placed the ball in- side the net. In the additional time, Mifsud delivered the ball towards Ve- lasco who hit a low shot that was blocked by Calleja Cremona. Valletta starting line-up: Dziu- gas Bartkus, Jonathan Caruana, Steve Borg, Ryan Camilleri, San- tiago Malano, Luke Montebello, Jean Borg, Claudio Pani, Umeh Uchenna Calistus, Maximiliano Alejandro Velasco, Valdo Con- galves Alihno Pembroke Athleta starting line- up: Matthew Calleja Cremona, Owen Bugeja, Stevan Racic, Zoran Levnaic, Daniane Jawad, Go Nagaoka, Tonci Radovniko- vic, Joseph Okonwo, Brooke Far- rugia, Sunday Eboh, Iraklis Rop- pas Referee: Philip Farrugia Assistant Referees: Alan Camill- eri, Chris Francalanza Fourth Official: Malcolm Spiteri BOV Player of the Match: Valdo Congalves Alihno (Valletta) Too easy for Valletta against Pembroke Athleta PHOTOGRAPHY BY DOMINIC BORG Daniane Jawad of Pembroke challenging Jean Bor