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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 30 OCTOBER 2016 53 Sport SPORTTODAY FOOTBALL Balzan and Tarxien share the spoils Balzan ............................2 Tarxien Rainbows ...........2 WARREN ZAMMIT TARXIEN forged ahead on the 11th minute when Triston Caruana sent an excellent through ball to- wards Alex Nilsson who controlled the ball and finished past Christian Cassar. On the 38th minute, Bruno Gilio De Oliveira of Balzan fired a shot from a free kick that was neutral- ised by Andrea Cassar. Two minutes later, the Tarxien goalkeeper was on the alert once more to save Alfred Effiong's low shot from the edge of the penalty area. The Rainbows doubled the score five minutes into the second half when Alex Nilsson received the ball inside the penalty area and finished past Cassar once more. Balzan reduced the margin of the score on the 54th minute. Follow- ing a cross, the Tarxien defence failed to completely clear their marks. The ball fell for Alan Da Silva Souza who hit a low shot that ended inside the net. On the 75th minute, Balzan had another good opportunity when Effiong won the ball on the edge of the penalty area and fired a low shot that went slightly wide. Balzan's hopes of an equaliser took a setback on the 81st minute when Elkin Orlando Serrano Vale- ro received his second yellow card for dissent. On the 90th minute, Paul Fenech received the ball on the edge of the penalty area and hit a shot that end- ed up slightly over. Balzan equalised in the additional time given by the referee. From a free kick, Abdelkarim Nafti fired a stunning shot that ended in the back of the net. Balzan starting line-up: Christian Cassar, Paul Fenech, Samir Arab, Bojan Kaljevic, Bruno Gilio De Ol- iveira, Steve Bezzina, Elkin Orlando Serrano Valero, Alfred Effiong, Dy- lan Grima, Matteo Piciollo, Alan Da Silva Souza. Tarxien Rainbows starting line- up: Andrea Cassar, Ebiabowei Bak- er, Triston Caruana, Daniel Ponce De Leon Garcia, Alex Nilsson, Em- erson Marcellina, Sergio Fernandez Prendes, Daniel Zerafa, Alex Da Paixao Alves, Sacha Borg, Claudio Daniel Frances. Referee: Stefan Pace Assistant referees: Duncan Sul- tana, Thomas Debono Fourth official: Clayton Pisani BOV player of the match: Daniel Ponce De Leon Garcia (Tarxien) BOV Premier League Balzan - Tarxien .............................. 2-2 Hamrun - Pembroke ........................ 2-1 Today - National Stadium 15:00 Sliema Wanderers - Mosta 17:00 Birkirkara - Hinernians England - Premier League Sunderland - Arsenal ...................... 1-4 Manchester United - Burnley ........... 0-0 Middlesbrough - AFC Bournemouth .. 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur - Leicester City ... 1-1 Watford - Hull City ........................... 1-0 West B. Albion - Manchester City ...... 0-0 Crystal Palace - Liverpool ................. 2-4 Today 15:30 Everton - West Ham United 18:00 Southampton - Chelsea Tomorrow 21:00 Stoke City - Swansea City Italy - Serie A Today Bologna - Fiorentina ....................... 0-1 Juventus - Napoli ............................ Late Today 12:30 Atalanta - Genoa 15:00 AC Milan - Pescara 15:00 Crotone - ChievoVerona 15:00 Empoli - Roma 15:00 Lazio - Sassuolo 20:45 Sampdoria - Inter Spain - Liga BBVA Sporting Gijon - Sevilla .................... 1-1 Alaves - Real Madrid ........................ 1-4 Atletico Madrid - Malaga .................. 4-2 Barcelona - Granada ....................... Late Today 12:00 Eibar - Villarreal 16:15 Athletic Bilbao - Osasuna 18:30 Real Betis - Espanyol 20:45 Las Palmas - Celta Vigo Tomorrow 20:45 Deportivo La Coruna - Valencia Germany - Bundesliga Augsburg - Bayern Munich ............. 1-3 Darmstadt - RasenBallsport L. .......... 0-2 Mainz 05 - Ingolstadt ...................... 2-0 Werder Bremen - Freiburg ............... 1-3 Wolfsburg - B. Leverkusen ............... 1-2 B. Dortmund - Schalke .................... 0-0 Today 15:30 Hoffenheim - Hertha Berlin 17:30 FC Cologne - Hamburger SV Football Results & Fixtures PHOTOGRAPHY BY DOMINIC BORG Balzan lose another two important points as Tarxien Rainbows hold them to a 2-2 draw