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51 FOOTBALL maltatoday, SUNDAY, 9 FEBRUARY 2014 PHOTOGRAPHY BY RAY ATTARD Sport Malta - BOV Premier League Vittoriosa - Birkirkara ........................ 1-4 Rabat Ajax - Sliema Wanderers .......... 1-2 Naxxar Lions - Hibernians ................. 0-3 Valletta - Balzan .............................. 1-0 Today BOV Premier League National Stadium 14:00 Tarxien Rainbows - Mosta 16:00 Qormi - Floriana BOV First Division Luxol Stadium 14:00 Birzebbuga St. P - Gudja United 16:00 St. Andrews - Zejtun Corinthians Victor Tedesco Stadium 14:00 Zurrieq - Gzira United 16:15 Zebbug R.- Lija Athletic BOV Second Division Centenary Stadium 14:00 San Gwann - Marsaskala 16:15 Marsa - Senglea Athletic Charles Abela Stadium 14:00 Siggiewi - Zabbar St. Patrick 16:15 Gharghur - Fgura United Sirens Stadium 14:00 Kirkop United - Dingli Swallows 16:15 Mqabba - Mdina Knights England - Premier League Liverpool - Arsena ............................ 5-1 Aston Villa - West Ham United ........... 0-2 Chelsea - Newcastle United .............. 3-0 Crystal Palace - West B. Albion .......... 3-1 Norwich City - Manchester City .......... 0-0 Southampton - Stoke City ................. 2-2 Sunderland - Hull city ...................... 0-2 Swansea city - Cardiff City ................. 3-0 Today 14:30 Tottenham Hotspur - Everton 17:00 Manchester United - Fulham Italy - Serie A Fiorentina - Atalanta ........................ 2-0 Udinese - ChievoVerona ................... 3-0 SSC Napoli - Milan ............................ 3-1 Today 12:30 Torino - Bologna 15:00 Hellas Verona - Juventus 15:00 Lazio - roma 15:00 Livorno - Genoa 15:00 Parma - Catania 15:00 Sampdoria - Cagliari 20:45 Inter - Sassuolo Spain - Primera Division Valencia - Real Betis ......................... 5-0 Rayo Vallecano - Malaga ................... 4-1 Real Madrid - Villarreal ..................... 4-2 Almeria - Atletico Madrid .................. Late Today 12:00 Osasuna - Getafe 17:00 Valladolid - Elche 19:00 Real Sociedad - Levante 21:00 Sevilla - Barcelona German - Bundesliga I. E. Frankfurt - Braunschweig .............. 3-0 Freiburg - Hoffenheim ...................... 1-1 Nurnberg - Bayern Munich ............... 0-2 Werder Bremen - B. Dortmund .......... 1-5 Wolfsburg - Mainz 05 ....................... 3-0 Hamburger SV - Hertha Berlin ........... 0-3 Today 15:30 VfB Stuttgart - Augsburg 17:30 Schalke 04 - Hanover 96 France - Ligue 1 Marseille - Bastia ............................. 3-0 Ajaccio - Rennes .............................. 3-1 Guingamp - Reims ........................... 1-2 Lille - Sochaux ................................. 2-0 Montpellier - Evian Thonon Gaillard ... 1-1 Valenciennes - Nice ......................... 2-1 Today 14:00 Nantes - Lyon Postp. Bordeaux - Lorient 21:00 Monaco - Paris Saint Germain Football results Hibernians end Naxxar's hopes to place in the top six Naxxar Lions ........ 0 Hibernians ........... 3 HIBERNIANS left it late in the match to defeat Naxxar Lions 3-0. With this defeat, Naxxar will start the second phase of the season in the Relegation Pool. Hibernians will start their Cham- pionship Pool adventure on 24 points, while Naxxar Lions start the Relegation Pool on 14 points. Hibernians attacked immediate- ly from the start. Obinna Obiefule had a great scoring opportunity from close range but goalkeeper Julian Azzopardi made sure the ball stayed out of the net. Five minutes into the match Edi- son Luis dos Santos went close to scoring with his header. Naxxar gained more confidence as the math went on, but it would Hibernians that would take the lead. On the 79th minute, a cross by Andrew Cohen was intercepted by Obinna Obiefule and the latter had his header beat goalkeeper Julian Azzopardi. Hibernians were reduced to ten men on the 86th minute. Johann Bezzina brought Milan Vignjevic just outside the area and the ref- eree immediately gave Bezzina a red card for his second bookable offence. Hibernians made it 2-0 on the 90th minute. Off a pass by Timo- thy Tabone Desira, Obinna Obie- fule dribbled past the onrushing goalkeeper Julian Azzopardi and easily scored to double his team's lead. Hibernians added more misery to Naxxar in added time when Jurgen Degabriele rushed past Naxxar's goalkeeper to easily shoot into a empty net. NAX X AR LIONS Julian Azzop- ardi, Raimi Bakare, Victo Bellia, Angus Buhagiar, Ryan Gilmour Cassar (84' Duane Bonnici), Daren Falzon, Thiago Lopes de Souza, David Alejandro Reano, Andre Ro- cha da Silva (76' Milan Vignjevic), Terence Scerri, Filip Stojanovic. Subs not used: Luke Pecorella, Ayrton Azzopardi, John Debono, Jurgen Debono, Ryan Mercieca. Coach: Winston Muscat HIBERNIANS Jurgen Borg, Igor Radusinovic, Jonathan Pearson, Scott Chircop, Timothy Tabone Desira, Johann Bezzina, Bjorn Kristensen, Matthew Bartolo (67' Andrew Cohen), Edison Luis dos Santos (90' Zachary Scerri), Obin- na Obiefule, Jurgen Degabriele. Subs not used: Daniel Balzan, Aaron Hili, Neil Falzon, Dunstan Vella, Jurgen Sultana Coach: Ian Dawes Referee: Malcolm Spiteri Assistant Referees: Duncan Sul- tana, Thomas Debono Fourth Official: Mario Apap Yellow Cards: Bakare, Radusi- novic, Thiago Lopez, Bezzina, Bon- nici Red Cards: 87' Jurgen Bezzina Scorers: 79' Obinna Obiefule, 90' Obinna Obiefule, 90+3' Jurgen De- gabriele Valletta ............... 1 Balzan ................. 0 VALLETTA defeated Balzan 1-0, but the latter still managed to claim a Championship Pool spot as Hibernians defeated Naxxar Lions 3-0 in the other match. Valletta now starts the second phase of the season with 27 points while Naxxar start with 14. Valletta had a good scoring op- portunity ten minutes into the match when Hamza Barry's header from close range was heading into the net but goalkeeper Manuel Bar- tolo performed a fantastic save. Balzan immediately replied when Jose Luis Armario Negrin's shot on goal from close range went just wide. Valletta were unlucky not to score again on the 23rd minute. Off a cross by Steve Borg, Hamza Barry was unlucky not to score when he hit the woodwork. Most of the second half was much the same as the first with goal scor- ing opportunities from both sides but great goal keeping kept the ball out of the net. Valletta managed to take the lead on the 84th minute. A powerful shot by Aziz Corr Nyang left no chance for goalkeep- er Manual Bartolo. VALLETTA Nukri Revishvili, Jonathan Caruana, Steve Borg, Ry- an Fenech, Edmond Agius (79' Luke Montebello), Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza (90' Irakli Maisuradze), Roderick Briffa, Owonikoko Abayo- mi Seun, Hamza Barry, Shaun Ba- jada, Abdelkarim Nafti (68' Aziz Corr Nyang). Subs not used: Yenz Cini, Ian Az- zopardi, Llywelyn Cremona, Dario Tabone. Coach: Andre Paus BALZAN Manuel Bartolo, Justin Grioli, Kurt Magro, Ramon dos Santos, Dylan Grima, Luke Sciber- ras, Lydon Micallef (86' Ryan Dar- manin), Godwin Mckay (85' Firas Aboulezz), Pedro dos Santos Cal- cado, Edison Bilbao Zarate, Jose Luis Armario Negrin. Subs not used: Michael Falzon, Mark Spiteri, Charlie Fuller, Gian- franco Micallef, Juan Corbalan. Coach: Jesmond Zerafa Referee: Adrian Azzopardi Assistant Referees: Roberto Vella, Albert Borg Cardona Fourth Official: Glenn Tonna Yellow Cards: Micallef, Borg, Za- rate, Pedrinho, Magro, Mifsud Tri- ganza, Ramon Scorers: 84' Aziz Corr Nyang BOV Player of the Match: Ryan Fenech Balzan clinch Championship Pool spot despite defeat