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50 FOOTBALL maltatoday, SUNDAY, 13 APRIL 2014 Sport Vittoriosa defeat Rabat to keep survival hopes alive Valletta put five past Mosta Rabat Ajax ................ 1 Vittoriosa Stars .......... 2 Vittoriosa Stars worked hard to fight back from a goal down and defeat Rabat Ajax 2-1 to keep their survival hopes alive. Rabat managed to take the lead as early as the seventh minute when they were awarded a pen- alty. Ryan Micallef was brought down inside the area by Clive Brincat to have the referee imme- diately point to the penalty spot. Ryan Micallef beat goalkeeper Mario Muscat from the spot to give Rabat the lead. Vittoriosa started to increase the pressure to try to get back in the game. Vittoriosa came close to scor- ing on the half-hour mark. Off a freekick by Oscar Guerrero, Clive Brincat was unlucky to hit the woodwork with his header. Two minutes later, Vittoriosa fi- nally managed to get back in the game when they leveled matters. Marcelo Pereira had his shot just beat goalkeeper Pavle Velimirovic to make the score 1-1. Vittoriosa continued to control the match and they managed to take the lead on the 43rd minute. Off a pass by Oscar Guerrero, Marcelo Pereira made his way past the Rabat defence before he slotted the ball past Pavel Velimi- rovic. R ABAT AJA X Pavle Velimirovic, Shaun Gauci, David Azzopardi, Zachary Tanti, Ivan Carapic, Joseph Caruana, Diego Carrillo Pendas, Sorin Virgil Oproiescu (78' Patrick Borg ), Ryan Micallef (52' Aidan Azzopardi), Malcolm Licari (78' Chris Vella), Jonathan Bajada. Subs not used: Andrew Zam- mit, Patrick Borg , Stefan Cortis, Etienne Scicluna, Luke Cauchi. Coach: Steve D'Amato VITTORIOSA STARS Mario Muscat, Clive Spiteri, Carl Sam- mut (66'Luke Vella Critien), Samir Arab, Marcelo Pereira, Oscar Guerrero, Ousmane Sidibe, Siraj Arab Eddin (62' Michael Camill- eri), Francisco Arriagada Mella (83' Mark Barbara), Clive Brincat, Malcolm Buttigieg. Subs not used: Sean Cini, Ryan Mifsud, Sheldon Grech, Federico Santaguida. Refeee: Philip Farrugia Assistant Referees: Edward Spi- teri, Roberto Vella Fourth Of ficial: Paul Caruana Yellow Cards: Brincat, Oproiescu, Arab Eddin, Carrillo, Licari Scorers: 7' Ryan Micallef pen (R); 32' Marcelo Pereira (V); 43'Marcelo Pereira (V) BOV Player of the Match: Marce- lo Pereira Mosta .......................0 Valletta ....................5 Valletta are still in contention to win the BOV Premier League title and it showed yesterday as they easily defeated Mosta 5-0. With this result they sit on top of the BOV Premier League table one point ahead of Birkirkara who still have to play Sliema Wander- ers today. Valletta did not waste any time as they took the lead as early as the 12th minute. Luke Montebello had his shot partially saved by goalkeeper Omar Borg, and off the rebound Denni Rocha dos Santos easily scored from close range. Valletta doubled their lead on the 29th minute. Off a pass by Ab- delkerim Naft, Denni Rocha dos Santos had his shot from inside the area beat the Mosta goalkeep- er. Just before the first half ended, Valletta made it 3-0. Ryan Fenech stole possession in midfield and easily beat goalkeeper Omar Borg when he lobbed the ball over him. Valletta made it 4-0 on the 53rd minute. Abdelkarim Nafti served Luke Montebello and the latter beat Omar Borg with his power- ful shot from inside the area. On the 77th minute, the match was totally out of reach for Mosta when Valletta made it 5-0. Dennis Rocha dos Santos served Abayomi Vittoriosa's victory gave them hope to secure a place in the Premier League next season