The Sliema Wanderers Herald
Match9 Dec 2026
Sliema Wanderers march on in the cup
Birkirkara are out and Sliema Wanderers go through, 3‑1 the final word. The bracket opens up a little, and everyone allows themselves a look at it.
Player ratings14 Dec 2026
Uroš Đuranović scores twice — 8.62
Two goals and a mark of 8.62 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.
Player ratings14 Dec 2026
Nikos Karelis, 34, rolls back the years — 8.07
There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 8.07 at 34, and nobody on the pitch was better.
Match12 Dec 2026
Nobody wants to play Sliema Wanderers right now
4 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
The dugout14 Dec 2026
Lawrence Sammut: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Sliema Wanderers have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Player ratings14 Dec 2026
Wescley runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 20. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Match12 Dec 2026
Nikos Karelis the difference as Sliema Wanderers beat Marsaxlokk
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Nikos Karelis. 2‑1 against Marsaxlokk, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Squad14 Dec 2026
Nikos Karelis is in the form of his life
A season average of 7.24 with 12 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.
Squad14 Dec 2026
Patrick Chetcuti signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Patrick Chetcuti and Sliema Wanderers agree another 3 years.
In brief
- The dugout The form table has caught Brian Gambarte
- The dugout Karl Aquilina has his say
- The dugout No hiding place for Wescley