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34 maltatoday, SUNDAY, 26 APRIL 2015 Sport FOOTBALL Tarxien R ..................... 0 Qormi ......................... 4 EDWARD FALZON MARK Miller's men leapfrog their opponents in ninth place as safety draws nearer It took Mark Miller and his men just 45 minutes to brush aside the tame challenge put up by Tarxien who only tried to get back in the game after the contest was already sealed. Four goals from four different play- ers made sure Qormi erased their dismal performance against Balzan last weekend to leapfrog their rivals in ninth position and temporarily move out of the relegation play-off spot. Qormi were off to a flying start, Leighton Grech played a neat one- two with Marcelinhho who burst into the box and the dynamic mid- fielder flicked the ball past Sean Mintoff with barely a minute gone. On nine minutes, Alfred Effiong made his way into the Tarxien area and looking certain to direct a shot at goal but instead opting to play the ball to the better-placed Alex Nils- son who lifted the ball into the net from close range. Just before half-time, Qormi put the game beyond doubt when Grech put his name on the score sheet when he released a low shot past Mintoff after an individual solo effort. Before the final whistle, Jonathan Bondin crowned a very encouraging individual performance with a goal when his long-range shot gave the Tarxien keeper Mintoff no chance to get a touch on the ball. Tarxien; Mintoff, Farrugia, Caru- ana (Sadowski 87'), T.Caruana, Valleillo, Pereira, Grech, Tabone (Aboulezz 23'), Solu, Darlington, Acevedo Qormi; Farrugia, De Mattos (Mi- callef 77'), Effiong, Gauci, Levnajc, Pisani, Bondin, Bentsson, Villalo- bos, Grech (B. Bondin 82'), Nillson (Corujo 61') Referee: Mario Apap Yellow Cards: Berntsson, Farrugia BOV Man of the Match: Leighton Grech Qormi move closer to safety with thrashing win over Tarxien Qormi's Alfred Effiong tries to run past Tarxien defender Kane Farrugia PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRIS MANGION