The Hamrun Spartans Sentinel
Match5 Dec 2026
Hamrun Spartans find a way past Marsaxlokk
Marsaxlokk made Hamrun Spartans work for it, but the scoreboard read 2‑1 at the end and the table does not ask how.
The terraces7 Dec 2026
Hamrun Spartans supporters have found a favourite in Michele Carboni
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Michele Carboni has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Player ratings7 Dec 2026
A masterclass from Michele Carboni
Marked 8.42 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Player ratings7 Dec 2026
A masterclass from Damir Céter
Marked 8.31 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
The dugout7 Dec 2026
The view from the dugout
“We controlled it. There were spells I did not like and we will look at them, but the group showed me something.” Oliver Xerri, on a 2‑1 win that he was already picking apart on the walk to the press room.
The dugout7 Dec 2026
Michele Carboni has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Hamrun Spartans will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
Squad7 Dec 2026
Danilo Bulevardi suspended
One booking too many, and Danilo Bulevardi sits out. Hamrun Spartans lose him for the sort of avoidable reason that makes a manager's week longer.
Player ratings7 Dec 2026
Kléri Serber beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 11. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
The dugout7 Dec 2026
Messie Biatoumoussoka left out for tactical reasons at Hamrun Spartans
The shape wanted a different profile against this opponent, which is a real football answer and no comfort at all to the man it is about. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.
In brief
- The dugout Rafael Compri knocks on the manager’s door
- Squad “I want to play”: Jakob Cioffi speaks
- Squad The room hears from Danilo Bulevardi