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28 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 11 NOVEMBER 2018 BOV PREMIER LEAGUE SPORTS KEVIN Tulimieri's goal inside the second half made all the dif- ference as Ħamrun secured a narrow 1-0 win over Senglea. Hamrun were coming from two positive results and were looking to keep their momen- tum going with a win over struggling Senglea. On the other hand, Vincenzo Potenza's men were defeated in their pre- vious match. Furthermore, Sen- glea have only registered one victory so far and the relegation candidates started the match at the bottom of the table. The Spartans made a good start to the match and nearly forged ahead after just two minutes. Following a free-kick, Orestis Nikolopoulos served Antonio Monticelli and the latter fired a shot from inside the penalty area that forced an excellent save from Matthew Farrugia. Farrugia had to be on the alert again on the 9th minute. Criaco sent Wilfired Domoru- ad through on the right. The French player ran forward, but his final effort was blocked by Senglea's goalkeeper. Senglea hit back on the 20th minute. Ferdinando Salvati's shot from a free-kick ended up marginally over. However, Giovanni Tedesco's side kept on insisting and threatened Senglea again on the 26th minute. Caetano Calil sent a shot from inside the pen- alty area that failed to hit the target. Two minutes later, Domoroad ran inside the penalty area and hit a shot that took a deflection off a defender and went out for a corner. During the remaining min- utes, Ħamrun remained on the offensive, but Senglea defended bravely as the first half ended in a goalless draw. Ħamrun lost another chance five minutes into the second half. Domoraud went through past a defender and drilled a shot that was blocked by Farrugia. Kevin Tulimieri scored the winning goal for Ħamrun on the 68th minute. Triston Caruana's delivery from a corner was met by the Italian forward whose ef- fort went past Farrugia. The Spartans could have sealed the issue on the 90th minute. Calil played Ryan Dar- manin through on goal; howev- er, the latter finished off target from close range. Ħamrun Spartans start- ing line-up: Emmanuel Bar- tolo, Antonio Monticelli, En- rico Pepe, Triston Caruana, Wilfried Joselin Domoraud, Matthew Gauci, Marco Cri- aco, Jeremy Busuttil, Orestis Nikolopoulos, Caetano Calil, Kevin Tulimieri Senglea Athletic starting line-up: Matthew Farrugia, Brandon Muscat, Ferdinando Salvati, Leighton Grech, Ma- nuel Guillari, Benac Imanol Gonzalez, Zachary Cassar, Fab- rizio Bramati, Matias Garcia, Rene Augusto Caseres, Karl Cutajar Referee: Mario Apap Assistant Referees: Chris- topher Francalanza, Ivan Galea Fourth Official: Andrea Scir- iha BOV Player of the Match: Kevin Tulimieri (Ħamrun) Hamrun edge past Senglea Athletic St Andrews and Pietà share the spoils IN a match that produced six goals, St Andrews and Pietà shared the spoils in a 3-3 draw. St Andrews forged ahead on the 9th minute. From a free-kick, Joseph Far- rugia delivered the ball towards Martin Davis whose cross was diverted inside the net by Antonio Orlando Machedo Neto of Pietà. Kemar Reid doubled the score for St Andrews on the 13th minute. Farrugia's shot was saved by Nicky Vella. Rebound fell for the Jamaican who placed the ball inside the net. Pietà pulled one back five minutes lat- er. Kurt Magro handled the ball inside the penalty area and the referee pointed towards the spot. From the eleven me- tres mark, Dylan Agius made no mis- take. St Andrews lost a golden opportunity to add another goal on the 31st minute. Fol- lowing a shot by Davis, Neto also commit- ted a hands ball and the referee awarded Scicluna's side a penalty. Reid stepped up, but his effort was saved by Vella. Davis added another for St Andrews five minutes into the second half. Following a mistake by Agius, Reid went forward and squared the ball for the twenty-two year old who slotted it inside the net. Pietà reduced the gap on the hour mark. Gabriel Mensah's effort from outside the penalty area ended up past Calleja Cremona. The newly promoted side equalised on the 65th minute. Calleja Cremona brought down Irmiya Jalo Ishaya inside the penalty area and the referee whistled for another penalty. Agius took charge of the spot kick and converted. St Andrews starting line-up: Matthew Calleja Cremona, Alex Satariano, Ricardo Martin, Aidan Jake Friggieri, Kemar Re- id, Joseph Farrugia, Kurt Magro, Adrian Borg, Amoy Brown, Martin Davis, Travis Blagrove Pietà Hotspurs starting line-up: Nicky Vella, Ose Takaki, Christian Degabriele, Neil Pace Cocks, Dylan Agius, Jan Bu- suttil, Gabriel Mensah, Christian Grech, Shunsuke Nakamura, Irmiya Jalo Ishaya, Antonio Orlando Machedo Neto Referee: Alan Mario Sant Assistant Referees: Alan Camilleri, Du- san Petrovic Fourth Official: Alex Johnson Hamrun Spartans Senglea Athletic 1 0 PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRISTINE BORG PHOTOGRAPHY BY DOMINIC BORG