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54 maltatoday, SUNDAY, 23 NOVEMBER 2014 Sport FOOTBALL PHOTOGRAPHY BY RAY ATTARD Michael Mifsud on target as Sliema defeat Tarxien Sliema Wanderers ....... 2 Tarxien Rainbows ....... 0 MICHAEL Mifsud finally scored his first goal for Sliema as the Blues returned to winning ways when they defeated Tarxien Rain- bows 2-0. Tarxien went close to scoring in the first half when Carlos Hevia Menendez hit the crossbar with his shot in the 20th minute. Sliema managed to take the lead in the 63rd minute when Michael Mifsud 's powerful shot from out- side the area beat goalkeeper Sean Mintoff. Mifsud almost doubled the score in the 79th minute but he was de- nied by the woodwork. Sliema doubled their lead in the 81st minute when Fabio Mangi- acasale beat goalkeeper Sean Min- toff with his shot. SLIEMA WANDERERS Glenn Zammit, Luca Martinelli, Bocar Djumo (89' Filippo Talato), Guy Gnabouyou (90' Trevor Cilia), John Mintoff, Mark Scerri, Michael Mifsud (90+2' Clive Psaila), Pe- ter Xuereb, Fabio Mangiacasale, Beppe Muscat, Stefano Bianciar- di. Subs: Daniel Balzan, Iousef Meli, Aiden Frig gieri, Carl Cassar. Coach: Stephen Azzopardi TAR XIEN R AINBOWS Sean Mintoff, Manuel Caruana, Owen Bugeja (83' Matthew Tabone), Cleber Barbosa Viana, Triston Caruana (46' Kane Paul Farrugia), Wesley Lima Silva, Ryan Sammut, Carlos Hevia Menendez, Alexan- der Cini, Alessandro Lopes Pereira (71' Alvaro Andre Rodrigues Silva), Jorge Santos Silva. Subs not used: Sean Cini, Steven Marc Sadowski, Manuel Xerri, Matthew Tabone, Luke Aquilina Coach: Clive Mizzi Referee: Philip Farrugia Assistant Referees: Alan Camilleri, David Castillo Fourth Official: Alan Mario Sant Yellow cards: B. Muscat, M. Caru- ana, Menendez Hevia Scorers: 63' Michael Mifsud 81' Fa- bio Mangiacasale BOV Player of the Match : Michael Mifsud Hibernians put five past Floriana Hibernians ........... 5 Floriana ............... 0 HIBERNIANS stretched their un- beaten run to 12 games after they thrashed Floriana 5-0. With this victory Hibernians move a hefty 13 points clear after Pieta defeated Birkirkara 4-3. Floriana were hoping for a better result after winning two matches from their last three games. In fact they went close to opening the score just after two minutes of play when Vito Plut's shot scraped past the post. Just two minutes later, however, Hibernians took the lead when, off a corner by Clayton Failla, Bjorn Kristensen headed the ball towards Edison Luis dos Santos who then beat goalkeeper Valerio Senatore with his shot from close range. Hibernians doubled their lead in the ninth minute. Off a cross by Jo- han Bezzina, Edison Luis dos San- tos passed the ball to Jorge Pereira da Silva who then easily scored from close range. Hibernians were in total control of the match and made it 3-0 in the 42nd minute. Floriana's Douglas Felipe Cobo Moreira lost the ball to Clayton Failla just outside the area and the latter had his first at- tempt blocked by goalkeeper Vale- rio Senatore, but off the rebound Failla made sure he found the back of the net. Five minutes into the second half, Hibernians made it 4-0. Bjorn Kristensen served Edison Luis dos Santos inside the area and the Brazilian served the ball to Jorge Pereira da Silva who then went on to beat the Floriana goalkeeper with a powerful shot. In the 65th minute Hibernians made sure they took home all the points when off a freekick by Clay- ton Failla, Andrew Cohen headed the ball past goalkeeper Valerio Senatore. HIBERNIANS Henry Bonello, Rui da Gracia Gomes, Rodolfo Soares (80' Jonathan Pearson), Marcelo Dias (70' Jackson di Lima Sique- ira), Andrew Cohen, Bjorn Kris- tensen, Clayton Failla, Johann Bez- zina, Andrei Agius, Edison Luis dos Santos, Jorge Pereira da Silva (71' Jurgen Degabriele). Subs not used: Jurgen Borg, Keith Tanti, Dunstan Vella, Joseph Es- sien Mbong. Coach: Branko Nisevic FLORIANA Valerio Senatore, Andre Scicluna, Douglas Felipe Cobo Moreira (46' Emerson Marce- lina), Steve Pisani, Clyde Borg (46' Brooke Farrugia), Vito Plut (74' Giovanni Galea), Matteo Piciollo, Conor Borg, Emanuel Briffa, Ama- dou Samb, Steve Bonnici. Subs not used: Andrew Zammit, Luke Micallef, Neil Spiteri, Isaac Galea. Coach: Giovanni Tedesco Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann Assistant Referees: Roberto Vella, Sammy Attard Fourth Official: Chris Lautier Yellow Cards: Clyde Borg, Soares, Cobo, Samb BOV Player of the Match: Edison Luis dos Santos