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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 23 OCTOBER 2016 Sport 54 FOOTBALL Balzan ....................... 3 Ħamrun S .................. 1 WARREN ZAMMIT BALZAN went ahead on the first minute. Alan da Silva Souza went past his marker and hit a shot that ended up behind Matthew Farru- gia. Souza was unlucky not to dou- ble the score a minute later. The Brazilian striker went inside the penalty area and fired a shot that hit the post. Balzan doubled the score on the 26th minute when Bojan Kaljevic went inside the penalty area from the left f lank and finished past Farrugia. The Spartans had a good chance to reduce the margin of the score on the 37th minute. Saturday Nanapere sent a cross inside the penalty area that found Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza. Howev- er, the Ħamrun striker fired high. Despite losing this chance, Ħamrun managed to score on the 42nd minute. From a corner, Leandro Motta sent a cross inside the area that was met by Patrick Jean Teixeira Maia whose header hit the post. From the rebound, the same player finished inside the net. Balzan scored their third goal on the 63rd minute. Paul Fenech delivered the ball towards Alfred Effiong, who scored from close range distance. Balzan starting line-up: Ivan Janjusevic, Samir Arab, Bojan Kaljevic, Bruno Giglio de Olivei- ra, Steve Bezzina, Paul Fenech, Alfred Effiong, Dylan Grima, Terence Agius , Alan da Silva Souza, Lydon Micallef. Ħamrun Spartans starting line-up: Matthew Farrugia, Philip Chircop, Patrick Jean Teixeira Maia, Mark Anthony Borg, Luis Miguel Vergara Rodrigues, Sat- urday Nanapere, Luke Sciberras, Leandro Wallace Motta dos San- tos, Jake Grech, Sergio Raphael dos Anjos Raphael, Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza. Referee: Fyodor Zammit Assistant referees: Luke Portel- li, Sammy Attard Fourth official: Matthew De Gabriele BOV player of the match: Alan da Silva Souza (Balzan) Mosta ........................ 0 Floriana ..................... 1 WARREN ZAMMIT FLORIANA scored the all impor- tant goal on the 39th minute. Fol- lowing a throw in, Nicolas Chiesa took hold of the ball and finished past Yenz Cini. Mosta starting line-up: Yenz Ci- ni, Gabriel Bezak, Emerson Vella, Dany Djoufack, Kurt Magro, Dex- ter Xuereb, Jaroslav Repa, Edin Murga, Lucky Victor Oseghale, Kemmu Degran Jackson, Kevaun St. Michael Atkinson. Floriana starting line-up: Mat- thew Grech, Antonio Monticelli, Enrico Pepe, Enzo Ruiz, Steve Pisani, Ignacio Varela, Jurgen Pisani, Gustavo Amadio , Alex Ci- ni, Amadou Samb, Nicolas Chiesa. Referee: Malcolm Spiteri Assistant Referees: Roberto Vel- la, Chris Azzopardi Fourth Official: Stefan Pace BOV player of the match: Igna- cio Varela (Floriana) Valletta ........................ 1 Tarxien R ...................... 0 WARREN ZAMMIT DESPITE Valletta controlling much of the possession in the first half, both sides failed to create a serious threat towards the oppos- ing goalkeeper. The only chances came thorugh Jean Borg and Jhon- nattann Benites da Conceicao of Valletta who saw their efforts going wide. In the second half, Valletta pushed forward in their attempts to go ahead. Jhonnattann fired a shot that was saved by Andrea Cassar. A few minutes later, the Tarxien goalkeeper was on the alert once more to deny Santiago Malano. Tarxien conceded on the 75th minute. Leandro Aguiree delivered the ball towards Michael Mifsud who went inside the penalty area before firing a volley that gave Cas- sar no chance. Following this result, Valletta kept pace with Birkirkara and Balzan, while Tarxien sit tenth in the table after failing to win in four matches. Valletta starting line-up: Dziugas Bartkus, Jonathan Caruana, Steve Borg, Ryan Camilleri, Santiago Malano , Jean Borg, Federico Ma- tias Falcone, Claudio Pani, Leandro Aguirre, Jhonnattann Benites da Conceicao, Valdo Alhinho Gon- calves. Tarxien starting line-up: An- drea Cassar, Ebiabowei Baker, Triston Caruana, Daniel Ponce de Leon Garcia, Alex Nilsson, Emer- son Marcelina, Sergio Fernandez Prendes, Daniel Zerafa, Alex da Paixao Alves, Kurt Zammit, Sasha Borg. Referee: Mario Apap Assistant Referees: William Deb- attista, Christopher Francalanza Fourth Official: Clayton Pisani BOV Player of the Match: Clau- dio Pani (Valletta) Balzan bounce back from their defeat against Birkirkara PHOTOGRAPHY BY DOMINIC BORG Valletta register a narrow win over Tarxien Rainbows PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRISTINE BORG Chiesa earns Greens three points PHOTOGRAPHY BY DOMINIC BORG