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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 23 AUGUST 2015 Sport 51 BOV Premier League Friday Birkirkara - Naxxar Lions ................... 4-0 Qormi - Pembroke Athleta ................. 1-2 Sliema Wanderers - T. Rainbows ........ 0-2 St. Andrews - Valletta ........................ 0-3 Yesterday Floriana - Mosta ................................ 1-2 Balzan - Hibernians .......................... 1-1 England - Premier League Manchester U. - Newcastle U. ............ 0-0 Crystal Palace - Aston Villa ................. 2-1 Leicester City - Tottenham Hotspur ..... 1-1 Norwich City - Stoke City .................... 1-1 Sunderland - Swansea City ................ 1-1 W. Ham United - AFC Bournemouth ... 3-4 Today 14:30 W. B. Albion - Chelsea 17:00 Everton - Manchester City 17:00 Watford - Southampton Tomorrow 21:00 Arsenal - Liverpool Italy - Serie A Hellas Verona - Roma ........................ 1-1 Lazio - Bologna ................................ 2-1 Today 18:00 Juventus - Udinese 20:45 Empoli - ChievoVerona 20:45 Fiorentina - AC Milan 20:45 Frosinone - Torino 20:45 Inter - Atalanta 20:45 Palermo - Genoa 20:45 Sampdoria - Carpi 20:45 Sassuolo - SSC Napoli Spain - Liga BBVA Malaga - Sevilla ................................ 0-0 Deportivo L. C. - Real Sociedad .......... 0-0 Espanyol - Getafe .............................. 1-0 Atletico Madrid - Les Palmas .............. Late Rayo Vallecano - Valencia ................. Late Today 18:30 Athletic Bilbao - Barcelona 20:30 Sporting Gijon - Real Madrid 22:00 Levante - Celta Vigo 22:30 Real Betis - Villarreal Tomorrow 20:30 Granada - Eibar Germany - Bundesliga Hertha Berlin - Werder Bremen ......... 1-1 Eintracht Frankfurt - Augsburg ........... 1-1 FC Cologne - Wolfsburg ..................... 1-1 Hannorver 96 - B. Leverkusen ........... 0-1 Hoffenheim - Bayern Munich ............ 1-2 Schalke 04 - Darmstadt ..................... 1-1 Hamburger SV - VfB Stuttgart ............. 3-2 Today 15:30 Ingolstadt - Borussia Dortmund 17:30 Borussia Moe. - Mainz 05 Football Results & Fixtures FOOTBALL SPORTTODAY BOV Premier League Friday Birkirkara - Naxxar Lions Qormi - Pembroke Athleta Sliema Wanderers - T. Rainbows St. Andrews - Valletta Yesterday Floriana - Mosta Balzan - Hibernians England - Premier League Manchester U. - Newcastle U. Football Results & Fixtures Mosta shock Floriana with late goals MOSTA started their BOV Pre- mier League campaign on a posi- tive note with a 2-1 victory over Floriana. The latter seemed to be heading for a victory, but in the final min- utes Mosta came back from behind to take all three points home. Floriana took the lead just five minutes after play started, when off a corner kick by Nicolas Chie- sa, Steve Bonnici managed to beat goalkeeper Omar Borg with his header. Floriana looked heading for victory when Mosta scored the equaliser on the 82nd minute – substitute James Brincat's perfect shot from outside the area left no chance for Floriana's goalkeeper Matthew Calleja Cremona. Reinvigorated Mosta continued to press and on the 87th minute they turned the tables, taking the lead. Goalkeeper Calleja Creoma rushed out of the area to try to get to the ball, but Saviour Fidelis beat him to the ball and easily hit the ball into an empty net. In stoppage time, Floriana missed a great chance to score the equaliser when goalkeeper Omar Borg missed an attempt to punch away Juninho's cross but Mario Fontanella headed wide in front of a open goal. FLORIANA Matthew Calleja Cremona, Antonio Monticelli, En- rico Pepe, Steve Pisani (89' Clyde Borg), Mauricio Villa (60' Junin- ho Cabral), Conor Borg (70' Firas Aboulezz), Jurgen Pisani, Simeon Ezeadi, Steve Bonnici, Nicolas Chiesa, Mario Fontanella. Subs not used: Tyrone Gauci, Luke Micallef, Neil Spiteri, Glen Tabone. Coach: Luis Oliveira MOSTA Omar Borg, Tyrone Far- rugia, Manolito Micallef, Jonas Rodriguez Ekani, Osa Guobadia, Dyson Falzon (68'James Brincat), Mark Brincat (68' Fredrick Abel), Hassan Y'au (78' Ryan Grech), Saviour Fidelis, Samuel Chuk- wide, Abdulmalik Mohammed. Subs not used: Yenz Cini, Kyle Frendo, Adrian Borg, Isaac Galea. Coach: Anton Cremona Referee: Sandro Spiteri Assistant Referees: William De- battista, Thomas Debono Fourth Official: Glenn Tonna Yellow Cards: M. Brincat, S. Pisa- ni, Fontanella, R. Grech Scorers: 5' Steve Bonnici, 82' James Brincat, 87'Saviour Fidelis BOV Player of the Match: Nicolas Chiesa PHOTOGRAPHY BY RAY ATTARD Mosta fought back in the fi nal minutes take all three points home Balzan hold Hibernians to a draw CHAMPIONS Hibernians and Bal- zan played to a 1-1 draw and Hiber- nians seemed heading for a three points bonus when they took the lead late in the match. But gritty Balzan had other ideas, going on to score a stoppage-time goal to share the points with the de- fending champions. Hibernians managed to take the lead on the 57th minute. That's when Andrew Cohen served Gil- mar da Silva Ribeiro with a pass from midfield, and Ribeiro passed to Jorge Pereira da Silva. Pereira then made his way past Samir Arab to make no mistake and beat goal- keeper Valerio Senatore with his shot. When Hiberians were looking to take all points for the encounter, Balzan managed to score the equal- iser in added time. Off a freekick by Terence Agius, Alexsanar Vujacic managed to beat goalkeeper Jurgen Borg to make the final score 1-1. BALZAN Valerio Senatore, Steve Bezzina, Clive Brincat, Edison Bil- bao Zarate, Lydon Micallef (68' Alexandar Vujacic), Samir Arab (68'Terence Agius), Godwin Men- sha, Alfred Effiong, Elkin Orlando Serrano Valero, Dylan Grima (84' Ryan Darmanin), Justin Grioli. Subs not used: Christian Cassar, Sean Cipriott, Maxim Focsa, Luke Sciberras. Coach: Oliver Spiteri HIBERNIANS Jurgen Borg, Rui da Gracia Gomes, Jackson di Lima Siqueira, Rodolfo Soares, Marcelo Dias, Andrew Cohen (86' Johann Bezzina), Bjorn Kristensen, Clayton Failla, Andrei Agius, Gilmar da Silva Ribeiro (90' Jurgen Degabriele), Jorge da Silva Pereira (7' Jorge San- tos Silva). Subs not used: Rudy Briffa, Jonath- an Pearson, Dunstan Vella, Joseph Mbong. Coach: Branko Nisevic Referee: Adrian Azzopardi Assistant Referees: Roberto Vella, Christopher Francalanza Fourth Official: Mario Apap Yellow Cards: Jorginho, Brincat, Grioli, Zarate, Grima, Cohen Scorers: 57' Jorge da Silva Pereira, 90+5' Aleksandar Vujacic BOV Player of the Match: Andrew Cohen Balzan's late goal left Hibernians to regret their missed chances