Sciriha hails City’s character

Valletta fans woke up yesterday morning with a big smile on their face after seeing their team boost their chances of successfully retaining their Premier League title when they beat Hibernians 2-1 to join the Paolites at the top of the standings. It was a resilient performance from the Malta champions who managed to recover from a disappointing first half performance to turn the tables on their opponents with their most in-form player Miguel Alba unsurprisingly netting the winner from the penalty spot to seal a crucial victory. Victor Sciriha, the Valletta president, hailed his players determination on Sunday and described Sunday’s victory as a crucial result for their hopes of retaining the crown of Malta champions. “It was a very important victory for us as had we failed to beat Hibernians our gap from top spot would have increased to six points and honestly it would not be so easy for us to recover such a gap in this year’s championship,” Scriha told the Times of Malta. “We faced a very good team who is very organised tactically but my players on Sunday showed a lot of determination and I believed that they fully deserved to return home with the three points in the...