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48 maltatoday, SUNDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2016 Sport FOOTBALL PHOTOGRAPHY BY RAY ATTARD Saints hold Tarxien to 1-1 draw St. Andrews ................ 1 Tarxien Rainbows ........ 1 ST Andrews' positive run con- tinued with the newcomers hold- ing Tarxien to a 1-1 draw at the Hibernians Stadium. Following a drab, goalless first half, Triston Caruana was unlucky not to put the Rainbows ahead five minutes into the second half as his header hit the post. On 57 minutes, centre forward Luke Montebello put Tarxien ahead with a low shot which beat Saints custodian Jake Galea. Yesterday's goal was Montebel- lo's seventh of the season. Five minutes later, St Andrews drew level when substitute Kyrian Nwoko's first-time shot beat goal- keeper Andrea Cassar. ST. ANDREWS Jake Galea, Emmy Manuel Pena Beltre, Dale Camilleri, Bong Won Che, Jona- tan Perez Cuesta (90+4' Ryan Sammut), Lucky Victor Oseghale (85' Liam Grech), Matteo De- sira Buttigieg(32' Kyrian Nwoko), Michel Wisdom Salomon, Joseph Farrugia, Chinatu Francis On- wudinjo, Michael Johnson. Subs not used: Dorian Bugeja, Jacob Walker, Clyde Cumbo, Sorin Oproiescu. Coach: Jose Borg TARXIEN RAINBOWS Andrea Cassar, Bruno Giglio de Oliveira, Timothy Tabone Desira (26' Bran- don Muscat), Triston Caruana, Ayrton Azzopardi, Carlos Hevia Menendez (66' Claudio Daniel Frances), Luke Montebello, Sergio Fernandez Prendes (79' Alex Nils- son), Alex da Paixao Alves, Mat- thew Tabone, Joao Pedro Oliveiro Santos. Subs not used: Sean Mintoff, Rod- erick Bajada, Daniel Zerafa, John Mintoff. Coach: Jacques Scerri Referee: Clayton Pisani Assistant Referees: William De- battista, David Castillo Additional Assistant Referees: Marco Borg, Ishmael Barbara Fourth Official: Peter Abela Yellow cards: Won Che, Oliveira, Wisdom, Tabone, Montebello Scorers: 57' Luke Montebello, 62' Kyrian Nwoko BOV Player of the Match: Lucky Victor Oseghale Naxxar secure vital win against struggling Sliema Valletta too strong for hapless Qormi Sliema Wanderers ...... 1 Naxxar Lions ............... 2 NAXXAR Lions were given a lifeline after beating a strug- gling Sliema Wanderers side. The Wanderers' fourth defeat on the trot sees the Blues fall into the ninth place and will start the third round on 12 points, one behind Pembroke. The Lions, on the other hand, start on the 7-point mark, two ahead of Qormi. Naxxar took the lead seven minutes after the break when Demba Toure beat goalkeeper Glenn Zammit. Four minutes later, Jurgen Debono won a loose ball and served Duane Bonnici who calmly put the ball beyond Zammit for the second time. Sliema scored a consolation goal one minute from time when substitute Haruna Shola Shodiya scored with a power- ful shot. SLIEMA WANDER ERS Glenn Zammit, Alex Muscat, Mark Scerri, Njongo Priso, Clif ford Gatt Baldacchino (57' Haruna Shola Shodiya), Marko Pote- zica, Johann Bezzina (75' Sav- iour Fidelis), Denni Rocha dos Santos, Gary Muir, Jean Paul Farrugia, Stefano Bianciardi. Subs not used: Timothy Aqui- lina, Justin Vella, Kurt Shaw, Peter Xuereb, Arsenne Rye Cilia. Coach: Stephen Azzopardi NA X X AR LIONS Alberto Gal- linetta, Alvaro Hungria Rose- ro, Andrew Scicluna, Eduardo Vallecillo Casado, Demba Toure (90+2' Joel Ellul), Du- ane Bonnici (88' Mark Fenech), Jurgen Debono, David Fenech, Angus Buhagiar, Ennio Ham- utenya, Nikola Tasic. Subs not used: Luke Pecorella, Gianluca Grima, Jose Angel Godar Pereira, Yaron Sammut, Adam Pace. Coach: Clive Mizzi Referee: Matthew De Gabriele Assistant Referees: Alan Camilleri, Christopher Fran- calanza Fourth Of ficial: Mario Apap Yellow Cards: Scerri, Bezzina, Denni, Scicluna Scorers: 52' Demba Toure, 56' Duane Bonnici, 89' Haruna Shola Shodiya BOV Player of the Match: Jur- gen Debono Attendance at the Victor Te- desco Stadium: 408 Qormi .....................0 Valletta ..................2 VALLETTA will enter the third round with at least a two- point advantage over second placed Hibernians by securing an easy win over Qormi. The league leaders complet- ed their second round com- mitments by beating Qormi 2-0 thanks to goals by Argen- tinian duo Juan Cruz Gill and Federico Falcone. Following a goalless first half during which Valletta were twice denied by the wood- work, the Citizens broke the deadlock seven minutes into the second half when Cruz saw his header beat hapless Qormi goalkeeper Jean Mat- thias Vella. The Citizens kept pushing forward and two minutes later Mifsud hit a firm low drive that was pushed away by Vel- la. On 68 minutes Valletta dou- bled their lead when Falcone rose high to head home. The defeat leaves Qormi deep in the relegation zone. The yellows will start the third round with 5 points, two behind Naxxar and two ahead of St. Andrews. QOR MI Jean Matthias Vel- la, Clifford Gauci, Ousmane Sidibe, Tensior Gusman (27' Clint Barbara), Djamel Ro- mano Leef lang Boestra, Yan- nick Yankam, Alessio Cassar, Immy Micallef (70' Emerson Vella), Noah Olawale Ojuola, Terrance Vella (65' Shamison Zammit), Kurt Magro. Subs not used: Andreas Vella, Ryan Micallef, Joshua Bar- bara, Pietro Vig giani. Coach: Johann Scicluna VALLETTA Henry Bonello, Jonathan Caruana (73' Llywe- lyn Cremona), Ryan Camill- eri, Juan Gill Cruz, Roderick Briffa, Michael Mifsud (73' Jean Borg), Rafael Rodriguez Ledesma, Federico Matias Falcone, Claudio Pani, Jhon- nattann Benites da Conceicao (86' Jurgen Suda), Romeu Peri- cles Romao. Subs not used: Nicky Vella, Daniel Camilleri, Rusell Fenech, Luis Vergara Rod- rigues. Coach: Paul Zammit Referee: Glen Tonna Assistant Referees: Mitchell Scerri, Martin Borg Fourth Official: Duncan Sul- tana Yellow Cards: Pani, Camilleri Scorers: 52' Juan Gill Cruz, 69' Federico Falcone BOV Player of the Match: Jhon- nattan Benites da Conceicao Attendance at the Hibernians Stadium: 831