Floriana 2:0 Sliema Wanderers: Premier League Match Result

Match report

Floriana secured a 2:0 win against Slime Wanderers in the Premier League's regular season round two on Thursday evening. The home side took the lead in the first half and saw out the contest despite a penalty goal late in the game. The result keeps Floriana at the top of the table with ten points from four matches.

D. Vella opened the scoring in the thirty-seventh minute, a moment that shifted the momentum for the hosts. Vella received a yellow card shortly after on forty-three minutes, but the advantage held. Slime Wanderers responded with a substitution on forty-six minutes, bringing on Y. Jbira in an attempt to find an equaliser before the break.

The second half saw the game tighten as both sides traded bookings. Slime Wanderers earned a penalty in the seventy-fourth minute and P. Mbong converted to pull one back, giving the visitors hope. Floriana had already substituted Vella on sixty-two minutes, and the visitors made three changes on seventy-nine minutes in a bid to level the score.

Yet Slime Wanderers could not find a second goal. The statistics tell a familiar story: the away side controlled possession at 59 per cent and registered three shots off target, but failed to hit the woodwork. Floriana managed two shots on target and held firm through the closing stages, weathering the pressure despite the late goal.

The result extends Floriana's unbeaten run to four games and keeps them clear at the summit. Slime Wanderers remain in ninth place with three points from three matches, their recent form failing to produce consistency. The gap between the two sides has now widened to seven points in the standings.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 41 – 59

Shots on target 2 – 0

Shots off target 0 – 3

Corners 6 – 3

⚽ 37' D. Vella — Goal 🟨 43' D. Vella — Yellow card ⇄ 46' Y. Jbira — Substitution 🟨 51' O. Spiteri — Yellow card 🟨 53' T. Teuma — Yellow card 🟨 62' N. Robertha — Yellow card 🟨 62' M. Beerman — Yellow card ⇄ 62' D. Vella — Substitution ⇄ 68' N. Robertha — Substitution 🟨 73' D. Camara — Yellow card ⚽ 74' P. Mbong — Penalty ⇄ 79' A. Limbombe — Substitution ⇄ 79' W. M. Alli — Substitution ⇄ 79' A. Satariano — Substitution ⇄ 82' V. Drobarov — Substitution ⇄ 86' P. Mbong — Substitution ⇄ 90+4' C. Zammit Lonardelli — Substitution

Match events

37' 1:0 Floriana Goal D. Vella
43' 1:0 Floriana Yellow card D. Vella
46' 1:0 Floriana Substitution Y. Jbira off: A. C. N Dri
51' 1:0 Floriana Yellow card O. Spiteri
53' 1:0 Sliema Wanderers Yellow card T. Teuma
62' 1:0 Sliema Wanderers Yellow card N. Robertha
62' 1:0 Floriana Yellow card M. Beerman
62' 1:0 Floriana Substitution D. Vella off: A. Kurtalic
68' 1:0 Sliema Wanderers Substitution N. Robertha off: N. Karelis
73' 1:0 Sliema Wanderers Yellow card D. Camara
74' 2:0 Floriana Penalty P. Mbong
79' 2:0 Sliema Wanderers Substitution A. Limbombe off: L. Montebello
79' 2:0 Sliema Wanderers Substitution W. M. Alli off: M. Awad
79' 2:0 Sliema Wanderers Substitution A. Satariano off: B. Gambarte
82' 2:0 Sliema Wanderers Substitution V. Drobarov off: A. Overend
86' 2:0 Floriana Substitution P. Mbong off: K. Dervisagic
90+4' 2:0 Floriana Substitution C. Zammit Lonardelli off: E. Piscopo

Statistics

41 Possession, % 59

2 Shots on target 0

0 Shots off target 3

0 Attacks 0

6 Corners 3

12 Free kicks 11

0 Offsides 4

3 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

10 Goal kicks 2

9 Throw-ins 17

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