2018 Maltese Super Cup

The 2018 Maltese Super Cup was the 34th Maltese Super Cup, an annual football match played between the title holders of the Maltese Premier League and the Maltese FA Trophy. It was contested on 13 December 2018 by Valletta – who won a league and FA Trophy double the previous season – and Balzan, who finished runners-up in the league.[1] Played at the Ta' Qali National Stadium, Valletta won the match 2–1.[2]

2018 Maltese Super Cup
Valletta Balzan
2 1
Date13 December 2018
VenueTa' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta
RefereeTrustin Farrugia Cann
Attendance2,241

This was Balzan's first ever Super Cup final, playing against a Valletta side who won the previous season's league title on the last day following Balzan's defeat.[3] Valletta were looking to winning their third honour for the year,[4] making a return to this cup final after their win in the 2016 final against Sliema Wanderers.

Match

Details
Valletta2–1Balzan
Johnson  9' (o.g.)
Fontanella  77'		 Report Lecão  36'
Attendance: 2,241
Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann
GK Henry Bonello
DF Jonathan Caruana
DF Steve Borg
MF Enmy Peña
MF Raed Ibrahim Saleh
MF Rowen Muscat 54'
MF Miguel Alba 85'
FW Santiago Malano
FW Matteo Picciolo 90'
FW Bojan Kaljević 25' 81'
FW Mario Fontanella 89' 90'
Substitutes:
GK Yenz Cini
DF Ryan Camilleri
DF Jean Borg 81'
DF Nicholas Pulis 90'
MF Joseph Zerafa
FW Russell Fenech
FW Kyrian Nwoko 85'
Manager:
Danilo Dončić
GK Steve Sultana
DF Justin Grioli 46'
DF Dale Camilleri 76'
DF Uroš Ljubomirac
DF Ivan Božović 90'
DF Elkin Serrano 90+4'
MF Nenad Šljivić
MF Michael Johnson 87'
MF Lecão 37'
FW Cadú 63'
FW Alfred Effiong
Substitutes:
GK Sean Mintoff
DF Steve Bezzina 46'
DF Gary Camilleri
MF Sean Cipriott
FW Lydon Micallef 87'
FW Siraj Arab
FW Andrija Majdevac 76'
Manager:
Marko Mićović

Assistant referees:
Alan Camilleri
Christopher Francalanza
Fourth official:
Stefan Pace

References
  1. "Valletta, Balzan determined to win final honour of 2018". Malta Football Association. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  2. "Valletta edge Balzan to capture BOV Super Cup". Malta Football Association. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  3. "It's Valletta's 24th Premier League title as Hibernians shatter Balzan's dreams". The Malta Independent. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  4. Cossai, Peter (12 December 2018). "BOV Super Cup: għada Valletta – Balzan" (in Maltese). TVM. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
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