▁their ▁summer ▁of ▁new ▁sign ings , ▁with ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁Mal ta ▁international ▁Claude ▁Mat to cks , ▁who ▁had ▁fallen ▁out ▁of ▁favour ▁with ▁Val lett a . ▁ ▁Mars ax lo kk ▁started ▁the ▁season ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁with ▁an ▁un im press ive ▁draw ▁against ▁newly ▁promoted ▁Q orm i , ▁with ▁Jul io ▁Alc ors é ▁scoring ▁a ▁very ▁late ▁equal iser ▁to ▁cancel ▁out ▁an ▁earlier ▁goal ▁Ivan ▁to ▁force ▁a ▁ 1 – 1 ▁draw . ▁ ▁Following ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁defeat ▁by ▁hold ers ▁Val lett a , ▁Mars ax lo kk ▁recorded ▁their ▁first ▁win ▁coming ▁from ▁two ▁goals ▁behind ▁to ▁beat ▁ Ħ am run ▁Spart ans ▁ 4 – 2 , ▁with ▁goals ▁from ▁Mal col m ▁Lic ari , ▁Brian ▁Sa id , ▁Marcel o ▁Pere ira ▁and ▁Claude ▁Mat to cks . ▁ ▁Following ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁disappoint ing ▁results , ▁Mars ax lo kk ▁appointed ▁M s ida ▁Saint - Jose ph ▁manager ▁Patrick ▁Cur mi ▁as ▁the ▁club ' s ▁new ▁manager ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁with ▁previous ▁manager ▁Brian ▁Tal bot ▁moving ▁up st airs ▁as ▁the ▁club ' s ▁technical ▁director . ▁ ▁Patrick ▁Cur mi ' s ▁reign ▁began ▁with ▁an ▁un fortun ate ▁ 1 – 0 ▁defeat ▁to ▁Val lett a , ▁with ▁former ▁Mars ax lo kk ▁player ▁Cle av on ▁Fr endo ▁scoring ▁the ▁only