VALLETTA-1, B36 TORSHAVN-0 A second-half goal from Federico Falcone gave Valletta a slim but deserved 1-0 win over Faroe Islands' champions B36 Torshavn to keep alive their hopes of advancing to the second qualifying round of the Champions League. Valletta dominated for long stretches but B36 were solid at the back, conceding only once when Falcone pounced after goalkeeper Trygvi Askham had saved Jhonnattann's drive. It was a good performance from Valletta against a team that have already played 16 league games but the Whites will have rued their inability to translate their possession into more goals. B36 only switched to attack after going behind but were denied by Valletta goalkeeper Henry Bonello who had an excellent game. Valletta created the better chances in the first half as B36 adopted a prudent strategy. Argentine striker Federico Falcone hit a poor cross-shot after being released by Jhonnattann who had broken on the counter. Leandro Aguirre, who was making his debut for Valletta, them produced a strong drive which sailed over the bar. It was all Valletta in these opening stages. A neat one-two between Aguirre and Jhonnattann saw the former dash into the box from the...
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