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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 3 APRIL 2016 51 Sport SPORTTODAY FOOTBALL Malta BOV Premier League Valletta - Tarxien Rainbows ................ 2-0 Naxxar Lions - Mosta.......................... 2-1 Pembroke Athleta - Sliema W.............. 0-2 Balzan - St. Andrews .......................... 1-0 Today National Stadium 16:00 Balzan - St. Andrews 18:00 Hibernians - Floriana England - Premier League Aston Villa - Chelsea .......................... 0-4 AFC Bournemouth - Manchester C. ..... 0-4 Arsenal - Watford ............................... 4-0 Norwich City - Newcastle United ......... 3-2 Stoke City - Swansea City .................... 2-2 Sunderland - West Bromwich Albion .. 0-0 West Ham United - Crystal Palace ....... 2-2 Liverpool - Tottenham Hotspur ........... 1-1 Today 14:30 Leicester City - Southampton 17:00 Manchester United - Everton Italy - Serie A Carpi - Sassuolo ................................. 1-3 Juventus - Empoli .............................. Late Today 12:30 Udinese - SSC Napoli 15:00 Atalanta - AC Milan 15:00 ChievoVerona - Palermo 15:00 Fiorentina - Sampdoria 15:00 Genoa - Frosinone 15:00 Lazio - Roma 20:45 Inter - Torino Tomorrow 20:45 Bologna - Hellas Verona Spain - Liga BBVA Atletico Madrid - Granada .................. 5-1 Las Palmas - Valencia ......................... 2-1 Barcelona - Real Madrid ..................... Late Celta Vigo - Deportivo La Coruna ........ Late Today 12:00 Athletic Bilbao - Granada 16:00 Malaga - Espanyol 18:15 Eibar - Villarreal 20:30 Sevilla - Real Sociedad Tomorrow 20:30 Levante - Sporting Gijon Germany - Bundesliga Bayern Munich - Eintracht Frankfurt ... 1-0 Darmstadt - VfB Stuttgart .................... 2-2 Hannover 96 - Hamburger SV ............ 0-3 Ingolstadt - Schalke 04 ...................... 3-0 Mainz 05 - Augsburg .......................... 4-2 B. Dortmund - Werder Bremen ........... 3-2 Today 15:30 Borussia M. - Hertha Berlin 17:30 Hoffenheim - FC Cologne Football Results & Fixtures Easy win gives Valletta nine-point lead Valletta ..................... 2 Tarxien Rainbows ....... 0 Valletta went nine points clear at the top of the table with an easy win over Tarxien at the Hiber- nians Stadium. The 2-0 victory was the Citizens' eleventh con- secutive win in their relentless march towards the title. Despite Valletta's clear superi- ority, Tarxien had a good spell early in the game, with Luke Montebello going close but the powerful striker miscued his shot. As the game progressed Valletta created the better chances and Tarxien rode their luck for most of the first half. One minute be- fore the break, Tarxien's goal- keeper Andrea Cassar pulled off a spectacular double save and two minutes later, a header by Jhonnattan beat Cassar but Dan- iel Zerafa was in the right place at the right time to clear the ball off the goal line. Following the break, Valletta did not have to wait long to break the deadlock when Federico Falcone tapped in from close range after receiving from Abdelkarin Nafti on 48 minutes. Two minutes later, Valletta dou- bled their lead thanks to a great goal by their Tunisian winger Nafti, whose shot gave the Tarx- ien goalkeeper no chance. Valletta could have made it three but Rafael Ledesma hit the foot of the post from the penalty spot after Jhonnattan was brought down inside the area on the 67th minute. As the game drew to an end, Tarxien threatened to pull one back but Nilsson's low effort was pushed away by Henry Bonello who produced another fine save to push Triston Caruana's pow- erful shot over the bar. VALLETTA Henry Bonello, Jon- athan Caruana, Ryan Camilleri, Juan Cruz Gill, Roderick Briffa, Rafael Rodriguez Ledesma (75' Michael Mifsud), Federico Fal- cone (91' Ian Azzopardi), Llywe- lyn Cremona, Uchenna Calistus Umeh, Jhonnattan Benites da Conceicao, Adelkarim Nafti (74' Jean Borg). Subs not used: Nicky Vella, Diego Balbinot, Jurgen Suda, Nicholas Pulis. Coach: Paul Zammit TARXIEN Andrea Cassar, Ebi- abowei Baker, Manuel Caruana, Timothy Tabone Desira, Tris- ton Caruana, Ayrton Azzopardi (72'Brandon Muscat), Luke Mon- tebello, Daniel Zerafa (72' Mat- thew Tabone), Alex da Paixao Alves, Joao Pedro Oliveira San- tos, Claudio Frances. Subs not used: Sean Mintoff, Bruno Giglio de Oliveira, Alex Nilsson, Carlos Menendez Hevia, Ryan Spiteri. Coach: Jacques Scerri Referee: Malcolm Spiteri Assistant Referees: Alan Camill- eri, Chris Francalanza Additional Assistant Referees: Alan Mario Sant, Philip Farru- gia Fourth Official: Roberto Vella Yellow Cards: Zerafa, Gill, Camilleri, Pedrinho, T. Caruana Scorers: 48" Federico Falcone, 50" Abdelkarim Nafti BOV Player of the Match: Ab- delkarim Nafti PHOTOGRAPHY BY RAY ATTARD