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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 4 JANUARY 2015 35 Sport FOOTBALL PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRIS MANGION EDWARD FALZON Qormi ..........................2 Valletta .......................3 VALLETTA had to wait until the last stages of the match to ensure an undeserved victory over a con- vincing Qormi who were leading their opponents 2-0. Qormi will most certainly be disappointed with the end result who were the better side for long stretches in the game. Valletta on the other should count themselves lucky to have come out with all three points from this match. Qormi started the game brightly and to no surprise forged ahead af- ter twelve minutes through former Valletta forward Frank Temille who hit the ball past keeper Nicky Vella after a pass from Alfred Ef- fiong. Zoran Levnaic doubled the score for Qormi on thirty six minues from corner kick. After finding themselves two goals down, Val- letta made a reaction and hit the bar through a fierce shot by Lateef Elford-Alliyu. In the second half, Valletta tried to get back into the game with an early goal and looked a more posi- tive side. They had to wait un- til the 67th minute to reduce the gap through a rebound by Hamza Barry after an Elford-Alliyu effort was partially saved by Matthew Farrugia. Valletta were level nine min- utes later after Hamza Barry was brought down in the penalty area by defender Mauricio Mazzetti. From the spot, Hamza Barry made no mistake. Nine minutes before the end, Ian Azzopardi was left unmarked near the Qormi area, with his fine ef- fort giving the Qormi keeper no chance. Hamza Barry of Valletta was vot- ed BOV player of the match. QORMI Matthew Farrugia, Bjorn Bondin (87' Joseph Chetcuti), Mau- ricio Matias Mazzetti Latini, Pi- etro Viggiani (58' Ryan Micallef ), Carmelo Farrugia, Alfred Effiong, Frank Temile, Zoran Levnajic, Duncan Pisani, Jonathan Bondin, Alessio Cassar. Subs not used: Jurgen Cilia, Roder- ick Sammut, Karl Sciortino, Joshua Barbara, Gillmore Azzopardi. Coach: Josef Mansueto VALLETTA Nicky Vella, Ian Az- zopardi, Steve Borg, Ryan Camill- eri, Ryan Fenech, Hamza Barry (91' Jean Borg), Luke Montebello (57' Christian Caruana), Lateef El- ford-Alliyu, Llywelyn Cremona, Abdelkarim Nafti (92' Hamid Al Kamali), Luke Dimech. Subs not used: Ryan Caruana, Tristan Nappa Licari, Mirco Vella, Ian Montanaro. Coach: Gilbert Agius Referee: Esther Azzopardi Assistant Referees: Mitchell Scer- ri, Roberto Vella Additional Assistant Referees: Alan Mario Sant, Malcolm Spiteri Fourth Official: Chris Franca- lanza Yellow Cards: Fenech, Viggiani, Pisani, Mazzetti Scorers: 12' Frank Temile, 36'Zoran Levnajic, 67' Hamza Barry, 76' Hamza Barry pen PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRIS MANGION EDWARD FALZON from this match. Qormi started the game brightly and to no surprise forged ahead af- ter twelve minutes through former til the 67th minute to reduce the gap through a rebound by Hamza Barry after an Elford-Alliyu effort was partially saved by Matthew QORMI Matthew Farrugia, Bjorn Bondin (87' Joseph Chetcuti), Mau- ricio Matias Mazzetti Latini, Pi- etro Viggiani (58' Ryan Micallef ), Abdelkarim Nafti (92' Hamid Al Kamali), Luke Dimech. Subs not used: Ryan Caruana, Tristan Nappa Licari, Mirco Vella, Valletta clinch last gasp winner against fighting Qormi Valletta's Steve Borg keeps the ball away from his opponent