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56 maltatoday, SUNDAY, 28 SEPTEMBER 2014 Sport FOOTBALL Football fixtures BOV Premier League Balzan - Tarxien Rainbows ............... 3-2 Valletta - Qormi ............................... 4-0 Zebbug Rangers - Hibernians........... 0-4 Naxxar Lions - Floriana .................... 1-1 Today National Stadium 17:00 Pieta Hotspurs - Sliema Wanderers 19:00 Birkirkara - Mosta England - Premier League Liverpool - Everton .......................... 1-1 Chelsea - Aston Villa ........................ 3-0 Crystal Palace - Leicester City ........... 2-0 Hull City - Manchester City ............... 2-4 Manchester U. - West Ham United .... 2-1 Southampton - Queens P. Rangers ... 2-1 Sunderland - Swansea City .............. 0-0 Arsenal - Tottenham Hotspur ............ 1-1 Today 17:00 West B. Albion - Burnley Tomorrow 21:00 Stoke City - Newcastle United Italy - Serie A Roma - Hellas Verona ...................... 2-0 Atalanta - Juventus ......................... 0-3 Today 12:30 Sassuolo - SSC Napoli 15:00 Cesena - AC Milan 15:00 ChievoVerona - Empoli 15:00 Inter - Cagliari 15:00 Torino - Fiorentina 20:45 Genoa - Sampdoria Tomorrow 20:45 Udinese - Parma 21:00 Palermo - Lazio Germany - Bundesliga Main 05 - Hoffenheim ..................... 0-0 FC Cologne - Bayern Munich ............ 0-2 Freiburg - B. Leverkusen .................. 0-0 Paderborn - Borussia M. .................. 1-2 Schalke 04 - Borussia Dortmund ...... 2-1 VfB Stuttgart - Hannover 96 ............. 1-0 Wolfsburg - Werder Bremen ............. 2-1 Today 15:30 Augsburg - Hertha Berlin 17:30 Hamburger SV - Eintracht Frankfurt Spain - Liga BBVA Villarreal - Real Madrid .................... 0-2 Barcelona - Granada ....................... 6-0 Atletico Madrid - Sevilla ................... 4-0 Athletic Bilbao - Eibar ...................... Late Levante - Rayo Vallecano ................. Late Today 12:00 Getafe - Malaga 17:00 Deportivo La Coruna - Almeria 19:00 Real Sociedad - Valencia 21:00 Cordoba - Espanyol France- Ligue 1 Monaco - Nice ................................ 0-1 Toulouse - Paris Saint Germain ......... 1-1 Lille - Bastia.................................... 1-0 Lorient - Evian Thonon Gaillard ........ 0-2 Metz - Reims ................................... 3-0 Montpellier - Guingamp .................. 2-1 Today 14:00 Bordeaux - Rennes 17:00 Lens - Caen 17:00 Nantes - Lyon 21:00 Marseille - Saint Etienne PHOTOGRAPHY BY RAY ATTARD Balzan defeat Tarxien in five-goal thriller Balzan ........................ 3 Tarxien Rainbows ........ 2 BALZAN left it late to defeat Tarx- ien Rainbows 3-2 yesterday after- noon at the National Stadium. But they are back to winning ways af- ter their defeat to Mosta last week while Tarxien suffered their first defeat after four draws and a vic- tory. Tarxien almost took the lead right from the start when a shot by Firas Aboulezz was partially saved by goalkeeper Steve Sultana to then have Jorge Santos Silva hit the woodwork off the rebound. Balzan managed to take the lead in the fourth minute when, off a cross by Luke Sciberras, Elkin Ser- rano served Gianmarco Piccioni who then beat goalkeeper Sean Cini with his header. Tarxien managed to get back in the play when they scored the equaliser in the 69th minute. Off a shot by Wesley Pipico, Carlos Menendez Hevia headed the ball past goalkeeper Steve Sultana to make the score 1-1. Tarxien took the lead for the first time in the match in the 76th minute when Alvaro Andre Rod- rigues Silva had his low shot beat goalkeeper Steve Sultana. The advantage did not last long for Tarxien, however, as just three minutes later Balzan equalised. Edison David Bilbao Zarate scored thanks to his header, to make the score 2-2. As the match was looking to end with the teams sharing the spoils, Balzan scored the winner thanks to a penalty late into stop- page time. Mifsud Triganza was brought down inside the area by Ryan Sammut to have the referee immediately indicate the penalty spot. Gianmarco Piccioni convert- ed to make the final score 3-2 in Balzan's favour. BALZAN Steve Sultana, Justin Grioli, Steve Bezzina, Elkin Ser- rano, Edison Bilbao Zarate, Osa Ice-Cream Guobadia (82' Michael Borg), Clive Brincat (83' Fredrick Nonso Odebe), Lydon Micallef (59' Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza), Os- car Guerrero, Luke Sciberras, Gi- anmarco Piccioni. Subs not used: Mikhail Sciberras, Juan Corbalan, Samir Arab, Gian- franco Micallef. Coach: Oliver Spiteri TARXIEN R AINBOWS Sean Ci- ni, Kane Paul Farrugia, Manuel Caruana (56' Matthew Tabone), Owen Bugeja (41' Ryan Sammut), Triston Caruana, Firas Aboulezz (50' Alvaro Andre Rodrigues Silva), Wesley Lima Silva, Carlos Mene- dez Hevia, Alex Cini, Alessandro Lopes Pereira, Jorge Santos Silva. Subs not used: Sean Mintoff, Steve Sadowski, Cleber Barbosa Viana, Manuel Xerri. Coach: Clive Mizzi Referee: Fyodor Zammit Assistant Referees: Alan Camill- eri, Edward Spiteri Fourth Official: Chris Lautier Yellow Cards: Brincat, Bugeja, Hevia, S. Cini, K. Farrugia Red Cards: 90+5' Menendez He- via Scorers: 4' Gianmarco Piccioni (B); 69' Carlos Menendez Hevia (T); 76' Alvaro Silva (T); 79' Edison Bilbao Zarate (B); 90+5' BOV Player of the Match: Edison Bilbao Zarate Valletta put four past Qormi Valletta ........................ 4 Qormi ........................... 0 CHAMPIONS Valletta registered another positive result, defeating Qormi convincingly 4-0. After a shaky start to the season it seems the situation is starting to set- tle for new coach Gilbert Agius. Valletta had to wait till the 32nd minute before they scored the first goal of the match. Roderick Briffa was unlucky to hit the crossbar with his shot and off the rebound Adrian Zahra served Lateef Elford-Alliyu who then beat goalkeeper Matthew Farrugia with his low shot. In the 63rd minute, Valletta made it 2-0. Ryan Fenech passed the ball to Elford-Alliyu who progressed into the area. Elford-Alliyu then passed to Alex Barboza Terra to have the latter beat goalkeeper Mat- thew Farrugia. Four minutes before the end of the match, Valletta made it 3-0. Off a cross by Alex Barboza Terra, Ian Azzopardi beat Qormi's goalkeeper with a header. Valletta made sure they took home all three points in the 90th minute when Luke Montebello beat goal- keeper Matthew Farrugia after re- ceiving a precise cross from Ryan Fenech. VALLETTA Nicky Vella, Ian Azzo- pardi, Ryan Camilleri, Ryan Fenech, Hugo Faria, Roderick Briffa, Lateef Elford-Alliyu, Llywelyn Cremona (69' Hamza Barry), Adrian Zahra (73' Shaun Bajada), Alex Barboza Terra (87' Luke Montebello), Luke Dimech. Subs not used: Yenz Cini, Hamid Ismael Alkamali, Ian Montanaro, Daniel Camilleri. Coach: Gilbert Agius QORMI Matthew Farrugia, Jonath- an Bondin, Anderson Michele Qua- trochi Santos, Steve Agius, Duncan Pisani, Roderick Sammut (58'Bjorn Bondin), Joseph Chetcuti, Zoran Lev- naic, Albert Bruce (63' Pietro Vig- giani), Alfred Effiong, Frank Temile (87' Gilmore Azzopardi). Subs not used: Jurgen Cilia, Karl Sci- ortino, Alessio Cassar, Ryan Micallef. Coach: Josef Mansueto Referee: Andre Arciola Assistant Referees: Ingmar Spiteri, Roberto Vella Fourth Official: Philip Farrugia Scorers: 31' Lateef Elford-Alliyu, 63' Alex Terra, 86' Ian Azzopardi, 90' Luke Montebello BOV Player of the Match: Lateef El- ford Alliyu YOUR FIRST CLICK OF THE DAY www.maltatoday.com.mt