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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2016 49 Sport SPORTTODAY FOOTBALL Hibernians held by Pembroke Athleta Hibernians .................1 Pembroke A. ...............1 WARREN ZAMMIT AS expected, Hibernians started the game on the attack and their first chance came on the 8th minute. Johann Bezzina went past his marker and fired a shot that went slightly wide. On the 13th minute, Renan Pi- menta Telles had another oppor- tunity for the Paolites. The striker received the ball inside the area and hit a low shot that failed to hit the target. On the half hour mark, Marcelo Dias tried his luck from a dis- tance, but his shot ended high. Six minutes later, Dias fired an- other shot that took a deflection off a defender. Possession fell for Joseph Mbong who fired wide. Hibernians went ahead on the 53rd minute. Jurgen Degabriele was brought down inside the pen- alty area by Matthew Calleja Cre- mona and Eman Grech ordered a penalty. Degabriele took charge of the penalty and hit a low shot past the Pembroke goalkeeper. Pembroke equalised through another penalty on the 70th minute. Following a free kick, a defender handled the ball inside the penalty area and the referee pointed towards the spot once again. From the penalty spot, Pal- temio Barbetti made no mistake and finished past Andrew Hogg. Artim Shakjiri's side nearly scored again on the 76th minute. From another free kick, Barbetti sent a cross inside the area that was met by Oleksander Maksy- mov who forced a great save from Hogg. Hibs responded a minute later through Bezzina. The 22-year old sent a shot from the edge of the penalty area that ended slightly high. Mark Miller's side were close once more 10 minutes from time. Following a corner, Pem- broke's defence failed to clear their marks and possession fell for Pimenta Telles who saw his shot sailing centimetres wide of the post. On the other hand, Shola Haru- na Sodija of Pembroke attempted a shot from a distance but it went high. Hibs lost another opportunity two minutes from time. Bjorn Kristensen sent Marcelo Dias through on the right, but the lat- ter failed to hit the target. Hibernians starting line-up: An- drew Hogg, Marcelo Dias, Rodolfo Soares, Timothy Tabone Desira, Jackson Lima Siqueira, Bjorn Kris- tensen, Johann Bezzina, Joseph Mbong, Renan Pimenta Telles, Ju- rgen Degabriele, Andrei Agius. Pembroke starting line-up: Mat- thew Calleja Cremona, Paltemio Barbetti, Zoran Levanic, Miguel Attard, Ugochunkwo Akuto, Siraj Eddin Arab, Shola Haruna Sodija, Andreas Scozzese, Oleksandar Moksymov, Andrian Borg, Manes- ki Borche. Referee: Eman Grech Assistant referees: David Cas- tillo, Thomas Debono Fourth official: Trustin Farrugia Cann BOV player of the match: Jurgen Degabriele (Hibernians) BOV Premier League Floriana - Tarxein Rainbows ............. 1-1 Hibernians - Pembroke Athleta ........ 1-1 Gzira United - Mosta ........................ 3-0 St. Andrews - Hamrun Spartans ........ 3-1 Today - National Stadium 14:00 Birkirkara - Sliema Wanderers 16:00 Valletta - Balzan England - Premier League Watford - Everton ............................ 3-2 Arsenal - Stoke City ......................... 3-1 Burnley - AFC Bournemouth ............ 3-2 Hull City - Crystal Palace .................. 3-3 Swansea City - Sunderland .............. 3-0 Leicester City - Manchester City ........ 4-2 Today 13:00 Chelsea - West B. Albion 15:15 Manchester United - Tottenham H. 15:15 Southampton - Middlesbrough 17:30 Liverpool - West Ham United Italy - Serie A Crotone - Pescara ............................ 2-1 Sampdoria - Lazio ........................... Late Today 12:30 Cagliari - SSC Napoli 15:00 Atalanta - Udinese 15:00 Bologna - Empoli 15:00 Palermo - ChievoVerona 15:00 Torino - Juventus 20:45 Inter - Genoa Tomorrow 19:00 Fiorentina - Sassuolo 21:00 Roma - AC Milan Spain - Liga BBVA Osasuna - Barcelona ....................... 0-3 Real Sociedad - Valencia ................. 3-2 Las Palmas - Leganes ...................... 1-1 Real Madrid - Deportivo La Coruna ... Late Today 12:00 Eibar - Alaves 16:15 Celta Vigo - Sevilla 18:30 Espanyol - Sporting Gijon 20:45 Real Betis - Athletic Bilbao Tomorrow 20:45 Villarreal - Atletico Madrid Germany - Bundesliga Bayern Munich - Wolfsburg.............. 5-0 FC Cologne - Borussia Dortmund ...... 1-1 Freiburg - Darmstadt ....................... 1-0 Hamburger SV - Augsburg ............... 1-0 Ingolstadt - RasenBallsport Leipig .... 1-0 Hertha Berlin - Werder Bremen ........ 0-1 Today 15:30 Borussia M. - Mainz 05 17:30 Schalke 04 - Bayern Leverkusen Football Results & Fixtures PHOTOGRAPHY BY DOMINIC BORG Hibs held to a 1-1 draw by Pembroke Athleta as the Paolites risk losing top spot Siraj Eddin Arab of Pembroke being challenged for the ball by Johann Bezzina (left) and Marcelo Dias (Right)