A late goal from Kemar Reid handed bragging rights to Floriana FC as the Greens edged neighbours Valletta 1-0 at the National Stadium.

The first derby between these two neighbouring rivals left much to be desired as scoring chances were few and far between and a stalemate looked the most natural result.

But Floriana managed to turn the match in their favour with a well-taken strike from Reid that earned them their second win of the season.

Floriana were off to a fast start and after only 23 seconds Adam Magri Overend raced past two Valletta defenders before hitting a firm drive that was pushed away by Alessandro Guarnone.

Valletta responded on 15 minutes when Kylian Bevis stole the ball from Emiliano Callegari but his volley finished just over.

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