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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 16 APRIL 2017 51 Sport FOOTBALL Balzan ..........................2 St. Andrews ...................1 WARREN ZAMMIT BALZAN left it late to secure a 2-1 win against St. Andrews. Balzan created the first oppor- tunity on goal after twenty-five minutes. Bojan Kaljevic hit a shot that went marginally wide. St. Andrews responded on the 39th minute. Aidan Friggieri fired a shot that ended up wide. Oliver Spiteri's side went ahead on the 62nd minute. Following a free kick, the ball ended up in the path of Kaljevic who finished home from close range. St. Andrews hit back four min- utes later. From a free kick, Ivan Paz delivered a cross towards Bong Won Che whose header went over. On the 85th minute, St. An- drews were awarded a penalty after Christian Cassar fouled Dale Camilleri inside the pen- alty area. However, from the penalty spot, Paz finished high. St. Andrews were awarded an- other penalty on the 93rd min- ute. Bruno Giglio De Oliveira pushed an opponent inside the area and the referee whistled for a penalty. This time, Joseph Farrugia took charge of the shot and finished past Cassar. A minute later, Balzan scored the winning goal. Abdelkarim Nafti went on the right f lank and sent the ball towards Elkin Serrano Valero who finished behind Jake Galea. On the 95th minute, Ryan Fenech of Balzan was sent off for using abusive language to- wards the referee. Balzan starting line-up: Chris- tian Cassar, Bruno Giglio de Ol- iveira, Alan da Silva Souza, Mi- los Lepovic, Ryan Fenech, Clive Brincat, Steve Bezzina, Bojan Kaljevic, Lydon Micallef, Ter- ence Agius, Elkin Serrano Valero St. Andrews starting line-up: Jake Galea, Bong Won Che, Kar- lo Kesinovic, Michael Johnson, Enmy Pena Beltre, Dale Camill- eri, Joseph Farrugia, Ivan Paz, Ziga Kastrevec, Aidan Frig gieri, Kyrian Nwoko Referee: Fyodor Zammit Assistant Referees: Christopher Francalanza, Sammy Attard Additional Assistant Refer- ees: Matthew De Gabriele, Jude Amin Utulu Fourth Official: Thomas Debono BOV Player of the Match: Bo- jan Kaljevic (Balzan) Hibernians .....................2 Gżira United ...................0 WARREN ZAMMIT HIBERNIANS move a step closer to winning the Premier League follow- ing a 2-0 win over Gżira United. Hibernians broke the deadlock on the 11th minute. Jurgen Degabriele served Jorge Da Silva Pereira and the latter hit a powerful drive past Jur- gen Borg. On the 39th minute, Hibs doubled the score. Gilmar Da Silva Ribeiro hit a low shot that gave Borg no chance. Things became more difficult for the Maroons on the 78th minute as they had Louis Rene Zome sent off for committing a violent conduct. Following this result, the Paolites are five points clear of Balzan and six of Valletta. Hibernians starting line-up: An- drew Hogg, Jackson Lima, Rodolfo Soares, Marcelo Dias, Jurgen De- gabriele, Bjorn Kristensen, Johann Bezzina, Andrei Agius, Clayton Failla, Gilmar Da Silva Ribeiro, Jorge Pereira da Silva Gżira United starting line-up: Ju- rgen Borg, Jacob Borg, Clifford Gatt Baldacchino, Souleymane Diamou- tene, Ian Azzopardi, Ige Adeshina, Louis Rene Zome, Moises Avila Perez, Carlos Reyna, Zach Scerri, Gianmarco Conti Referee: Stefan Pace Assistant Referees: Edward Spiteri, Paul Apap Additional Assistant Referees: San- dro Spiteri, Darryl Agius Fourth Official: Martin Borg BOV Player of the Match: Gilmar Da Silva Ribeiro (Hibs) Hibernians move closer to winning the Premier League PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRISTINE BORG PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRISTINE BORG Dale Camilleri of St Andrews challenging for the ball Balzan return to winning ways