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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 12 MARCH 2017 51 Sport FOOTBALL Sliema Wanderers .... 1 Gżira United ............ 0 WARREN ZAMMIT SLIEMA had a good opportu- nity after four minutes of play, when Denni Rocha Dos Santos went on a good run before hit- ting a shot that forced a good save from Jurgen Borg. On the 10th minute, Denni had another chance on goal. The Sliema forward received the ball from Wisdom Salomon and fired high from an ideal po- sition. The Wanderers had another attempt on goal on the half hour mark. From a free kick, Racardo Calixto Correa Duarte forced a good save from Borg. On the 65th minute, Denni lost another great chance for his side. The Brazilian went through on the left side but fin- ished off target. Denni was in action once more on the 80th minute. Jean Paul Farrugia delivered the ball to- wards Denni who tried to place the ball past Borg; however, his effort ended up high. The Wanderers's efforts paid off on the 89th minute. In his attempts to clear the ball, Borg punched it towards Gabriel Aq- uilina who finished inside the net. Gżira United starting line-up: Jurgen Borg, Jacob Borg, Clifford Gatt Baldacchino, Souleymane Diamoutene, Ian Azzopardi, Jaun Carlos Corbalan, Louis Rene Zome, Moises Avila Perez, Zachary Scerri, Andrew Cohen, Gianmarco Conti. Sliema Wanderers starting line- up: Giuseppe Sarao, Alex Muscat, Frank Temile, Denni Rocha dos Santos, Wisdom Salomon, Jona- than Pearson, John Mintoff, Ri- cardo Correa Duarte, Jean Paul Farrugia, Leonardo Incorvaia, Gabriel Aquilina. Referee: Mario Apap Assistant Referees: Duncan Sul- tana, William Debattista Additional Assistant Referees: Stefan Pace, Jude Amin Utulu Fourth Official: Thomas Debono BOV Player of the Match: Denni Rocha dos Santos (Sliema Wan- derers) St Andrews ................. 1 Tarxien Rainbows ........ 0 WARREN ZAMMIT ST Andrews scored the winning goal in the additional time. From a corner, Ivan Paz sent a cross inside the penalty area towards Michael Johnson who headed into the net. Following this result, St An- drews are eighth on 27 points, while Tarxien are seventh with twenty-nine points. St. Andrews starting line-up: Jake Galea, Bong Won Che, Michael Johnson, Karlo Kesinovic, Felix Okon Udoh, Nenad Belacevic, Ivan Edgardo Paz, Ziga Kastrevec, Joseph Farrugia, Aiden Friggieri, Kyrian Nwoko Tarxien Rainbows starting line- up: Philip Schranz, Ebiabowei Baker, Emerson Marcelina, Tris- ton Caruana, Daniel Ponce de Le- on Garcia, Alex Nilsson, Andrew Agius, Daniel Zerafa, Alex da Paixao Alves, Matthew Tabone, Sacha Borg. Referee: Sandro Spiteri Assitant Referees: Edward Spi- teri, Ryan Aquilina Fourth Official: Clayton Pisani BOV Player of the Match: Mi- chael Johnson (St. Andrews) Sliema Wanderers back on track St Andrews register important victory against Tarxien PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRISTINE BORG PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRISTINE BORG Gianmarco Conti of Gzira challenging Denni Dos Santos Aidan Friggieri of St Andrews trying to win possession for his side