The Malta Football Association protest board have dismissed Sirens complaint against the result of their Premier League match against Valletta on ‘procedural grounds’, the local governing body of football announced.

The St Paul’s Bay side lost to Valletta on Sunday 1-0 but on Monday had filed a complaint in front of the Malta FA as they contended that Serbian defender Ivan Maric was ineligible to play in the match, due to COVID-19 issues.

Sources have told The Times of Malta that Sirens are contending that Maric arrived in Malta on February 6 from Serbia and according to COVID-19 regulations set by the Maltese Public Health Authorities, he should have observed a 15-day mandatory quarantine.

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