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50 Sport maltatoday, SUNDAY, 2 APRIL 2017 FOOTBALL Tarxien Rainbows ..... 1 Hamrun Spartans ...... 1 WARREN ZAMMIT A draw in the direct encoun- ter between two sides sitting just above the relegation zone, means that Tarxien maintained their one point ahead over Ham- run. The Spartans created the first chance of the match on the 12th minute. Following a corner, Manolito Micallef forced a good save from Andrea Cassar. However, against the run of pay, Tarxien went ahead on the 30th minute. Dylan Micallef delivered the ball towards Alex Nilsson whose effort gave David Cassar no chance. Hamrun equalised on the 35th minute. Jake Grech fired a strong shot past Cassar. On the 50th minute, Micallef of Ħamrun attempted a shot that went high. Eight minutes later, Hamrun had a good chance to go ahead for the first time. Siraj Eddin Arab went inside the penalty area and fired a shot from close range that was well saved by Cassar. In the additional time given by the referee, Tarxien were un- lucky not to score the winning goal. Daniel Ponce De Leon Gar- cia fired a powerful drive that hit the woodwork. Tarxien Rainbows starting line- up: Andrea Cassar, Ebiabowei Baker, Emerson Marcelina, Ju- lian Galea, Triston Caruana, Alex Nilsson, Dylan Micallef, Andrew Agius, Alex da Paixao Alves, Matthew Tabone, Sacha Borg Ħamrun Spartans starting line- up: David Cassar, Jorge Mes- queu Neto, Manolito Micallef, Karl Micallef, Siraj Arab Eddin, Luke Grech, Igor Misan, Leandro Wallace Motta dos Santos, Jake Grech, Sergio Raphael dos Anjos, Luke Sciberras Referee: Malcolm Spiteri Assistant Referees: Edward Spi- teri, Sammy Attard FOURTH Official: Sandro Spiteri BOV Player of the Match: Manolito Micallef (Ħamrun Spartans) PHOTOGRAPHY BY DOMINIC BORG Tarxien and Hamrun share the spoils Daniel Ponce De Leon Garcia of Tarxien in action