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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 15 JANUARY 2017 47 Sport SPORTTODAY FOOTBALL BOV Premier League Pembroke Athleta - St. Andrews ....... 2-2 Valletta - Gzira United ...................... 1-0 Sliema Wanderers - Hamrun S. ......... 1-2 Mosta - Tarxien Rainbows ................ 0-2 Today - National Stadium 14:00 Balzan - Birkirkara 16:00 Hibernians - Floriana England - Premier League Tottenham H. - West. B. Albion ......... 4-0 Burnley - Southampton ................... 1-0 Hull City - AFC Bournemouth ............ 3-1 Sunderland - Stoke City ................... 1-3 Swansea City - Arsenal .................... 0-4 Watford - Middlesbrough ................. 0-0 West Ham United - Crystal Palace ..... 3-0 Leicester City - Chelsea .................... 0-3 Today 14:30 Everton - Manchester City 17:00 Manchester United - Liverpool Italy - Serie A Crotone - Bologna ........................... 0-1 Inter - ChievoVerona ....................... Late Today 12:30 Cagliari - Genoa 15:00 Lazio - Atalanta 15:00 SSC Napoli - Pescara 15:00 Sampdoria - Empoli 15:00 Sassuolo - Palermo 15:00 Udinese - Roma 20:45 Fiorentina - Juventus Tomorrow 20:45 Torino - AC Milan Spain - Liga BBVA Leganes - Athletic Bilbao ................. 0-0 Barcelona - Las Palmas .................... 5-0 Atletico Madrid - Real Betis .............. 1-0 Deportivo La Coruna - Villarreal ........ Late Today 12:00 Valencia - Espanyol 16:15 Celta Vigo - Alaves 18:30 Granada - Osasuna 18:30 Sporting Gijon - Eibar 20:45 Sevilla - Real Madrid Tomorrow 20:45 Malaga - Real Sociedad Football Results & Fixtures Valletta win against spirited Gzira side Valletta ................... 1 Gzira Utd .................. 0 WARREN ZAMMIT GŻIRA'S supporters and play- ers protested heavily on the 5th minute when Ige Abdullahi Adeshina was brought down in- side the penalty area, but the ref- eree signalled play on. The Maroons had another op- portunity on the 12th minute. Moises Avila Perez hit a low shot from a distance but it sailed wide of the post. On the other end, Jhonnattann Benites Da Conceicao who was playing his last match for Val- letta fired a shot that was neu- tralised by Mauro Boerchio. On the 14th minute, it was Gianmarco Conti of Gżira who hit a strong shot from the edge of the penalty area that went slightly wide. Ten minutes later, Valletta had a chance on goal when Umeh Uchenna Calistus went on a good run at the centre of the pitch, but his shot ended off target. Valletta created another chance on goal on the half hour mark when Leandro Aguirre fired a low shot that was neutral- ised by Mauro Boerchio. Paul Zammit's side nearly opened the score on the 39th minute with Rowen Muscat fir- ing a strong shot from a distance and hitting the upright. Gżira responded on the 45th minute. From a free kick, Juan Carlos Corbalan delivered the ball inside the penalty area to- wards Conti who acrobatically finished wide. The Maroons had a great op- portunity to go ahead ten min- utes into the second half. Follow- ing a free kick, Conti delivered the ball inside the penalty area towards Louis Rene Zome whose header went slightly wide. Valletta went ahead three minutes later. Santiago Malano served Luke Montebello who went past his marker before sending a low shot inside the net past Boerchio. Montebello was close again on the 66th minute. The striker fired a shot from outside the penalty area that sailed high of the post. In the additional time given by the referee, Corbalan hit a strong shot from a distance that went high. At the end of the match, Jhon- nattann Benites received an applause from the Valletta sup- porters as the Brazilian will be continuing his career in the Middle East. Valletta starting line-up: Dziu- gas Barktus, Jonathan Caruana, Steve Borg, Ryan Camilleri, Luke Montebello, Claudio Pani, Umeh Uchenna Calistus, Leandro Aguirre, Jhonnattann Benites Da Conceicao, Rowen Muscat, Pomeu Pericles Romao. Gżira Utd starting line-up: Mauro Boerchio, Andre White, Souleymane Diamoutene, Zach- ary Scerri, Gianmarco Conti, Jacob Borg, Jonathan Bondin, Louis Rene Zome, Juan Carloas Corbalan, Moises Avila Perez, Ige Abdullahi Adeshina. Referee: Emanuel Grech Assistant referees: Jurgen Spi- teri, Chris Azzopardi Additional Assistant referees: Trustin Farrugia Cann, Alex Johnson Fourth official: Thomas Debono BOV player of the match: Gian- marco Conti (Gżira Utd) PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRISTINE BORG Gianmarco Conti (Gzira Utd) and Steve Borg (Valletta) in action during the BOV Premier League match between Valletta and gzira