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51 Sport maltatoday, SUNDAY, 8 DECEMBER 2013 SPORTTODAY Hibernians put five past Vittoriosa Naxxar fight back to earn point against Sliema Hibernians ...........5 Vittoriosa ............1 HIBERNIANS are back on track after they defeated Vittoriosa Stars 5-1 yesterday afternoon at the Victor Tedesco Stadium. This victory ensures Hibernians remain at the top of the BOV standings. After a shock defeat against Tarxien Rainbows in their last match, this was a positive result for Hibernians. Hibernians were dominant from the start andthey found the back of the net as early as the 15th minute. A direct freekick by Clayton Failla left no chance for goalkeeper Sean Cini. Hibernians' Rodolfo Soares came close to scoring with a header while a freekick by Vittoriosa's Oscar Guerrero went just over the crossbar before half-time. Hibernians doubled their lead on the 53rd minute. Off a freekick by Jacson Lima, Andrew Cohen made no mistake with his brilliant header. On the 61st minute, Hibernians were awarded a penalty when Samir Arab brought Clayton Failla down inside the area. Clayton Failla converted to make the score 3-0. Vittoriosa reduced the gap, Jose Aguiar served Marcelo Pereira who then easily scored on the 65th minute. Hibernians found the back of the net again on the 77th minute. Edison Luis dos Santos easily beat goalkeeper Sean Cini with his attempt on goal. On the 85th minute, Hibernians continued their dominance as they scored their fifth goal of the match. Andrew Cohen served Edison Luis dos Santos who went on to beat Cini with his shot. Hibernians were awarded another penalty on the 90th minute, but on his attempt Clayton Failla's shot was saved by Vittoriosa's goalkeeper Sean Cini. HIBERNIANS Mario Muscat, Ryan Camilleri, Jonathan Pearson (70' Matthew Bartolo), Rodolfo Soares (83' Obinna Obiefule), Jackson di Lima Siqueira, Marcelo Dias (70' Brandon Muscat), Clayton Failla, Zoran Levnajic, Andrew Cohen, Edison Luis dos Santos, Jean Paul Farrugia. Subs not used: Daniel Balzan, Scott Chircop, Timothy Tabone Desira, Jurgen Degabriele. Coach: Branko Nisevic VITTORIOSA Sean Cini, Adam Spiteri (72' Olawafunmi Omoboy Ebiesuwa), Malcolm Buttigieg (82' Liam Gauci), Clive Spiteri, Siraj Arab Eddin (63' Gilbert Martin), Clive Brincat, Oscar Guerrero, Marcelo Pereira, Samir Arab, Jose Filipe Aguiar, Michael Camilleri. Subs not used: Jean Matthias Vella, Justin Camilleri, Ryan Mifsud, Mark Barbara. Coach: Oliver Spiteri Referee: Glenn Tonna Assistant Referees: Chris Francalanza, Duncan Sultana Fourth Official: Sandro Spiteri Yellow Cards: Cini, Brincat, Levnajic, Guerrero, Pearson Scorers: 15' Clayton Failla, 53' Andrew Cohen, 61' Clayton Failla pen, 65' Marcelo Pereira, 77' Edison Luis dos Santos, 86' Edison Luis dos Santos Clayton Failla was voted BOV Player of the Match Sliema Wanderers ..2 Naxxar ..................2 In the other match of the afternoon, Naxxar put in a great performance to come back from behind and earn a point against Sliema Wanders in a match that ended 2-2. Naxxar had a rough start to the match as Sliema went ahead as early as the fifth minute. Off a perfect cross by Pape Gueye, Alex Muscat easily beat goalkeeper Julian Azzopardi with his shot. Sliema started to dominate the match and on the 14th minute they doubled their lead. Pape Gueye had another perfect assist when he served Trevor Cilia with the latter scoring from close range. Naxxar's luck changed for the better just two minutes later when they reduced Sliema's lead. Gilmar da Silva Ribeiro found Andre Rocha da Silva with his pass to have the latter beat goalkeeper Henry Bonello with his low shot. The match fell apart for Sliema on the 59th minute when Naxxar equalised. Off a freekick by Pablo Doffo, Evaldo Silva dos Santos scored from close range. The match went from bad to worse for Sliema on the 73rd minute when Referee Paul Caruana sent Alessandro Rapino off after a foul on Gilmar da Silva Ribeiro. SLIEMA WANDERERS Henry Bonello, Alex Muscat, Jacob Borg, Alessandro Rapino, John Mintoff, Trevor Cilia (80' Clifford Gatt Baldacchino), Pape Gueye (46' Ivan Woods), Paltemio Barbetti, Matias Muchardi, Beppe Muscat (65' Andrea Navarra), Stefano Bianciardi. Subs not used: Glenn Zammit, Carl Cassar, Axl Xuereb, Gabriel Aquilina. Coach: Alfonso Greco NAXXAR Julian Azzopardi, Jeremiah Ani (69' Terence Scerri), Mattia Del Negro, Marlon Briffa (83' Victor Bellia), Angus Buhagiar, Ryan Gilmour Cassar, Gilmar da Silva Ribeiro, Pablo Doffo, Thiago Lopes de Souza, Andre Rocha da Silva (75' Ousseni Zongo), Evaldo Silva dos Santos. Subs not used: Luke Pecorella, Jurgen Debono, Andrew Decesare, Daren Falzon. Coach: Winston Muscat Referee: Paul Caruana Assistant Referees: Ingmar Spiteri, Albert Borg Cardona Additional Assistant Referees: Adrian Azzopardi, Trustin Farrugia Cann Fourth Official: Malcolm Spiteri BOV Premier League table 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Hibernians Birkirkara Valletta Sliema W. Mosta Naxxar L. Floriana Balzan Tarxien R. Vittoriosa S. Qormi Rabat Ajax P 13 13 12 13 13 13 12 12 13 13 12 13 Pts 32 32 28 25 19 15 12 12 12 9 8 4 PHOTOGRAPHY BY RAY ATTARD FOOTBALL