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maltatoday SUNDAY 29 OCTOBER 2017 53 FOOTBALL Sports Hibs return to winning ways Floriana struggle to beat Naxxar Lions PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRISTINE BORG Hibernians ................ 3 Lija Athletic .............. 0 WARREN ZAMMIT HIBS went ahead on the 41st minute. Jurgen Degabriele served Marco Sahanek and the latter hit a shot that went past Jonathan Martinelli. The Paolites increased the margin of the score on the 84th minute. Jackson Lima sent De- gabriele through and the Hibs forwards went past the goal- keeper and placed the ball inside the net. Mark Miller's side made it 3-0 one minute from time. Johann Bezzina fired a shot that took a def lection of Predrag Babic and ended up inside the net. Hibernians starting line-up: Andrew Hog g , Andrei Agius, Rodolfo Soares, Clayton Failla, Dunstan Vella, Marcelo Dias, Bjorn Kristensen, Leandro Au- gusto da Silva, Marco Sahanek, Jorge Elias dos Santos, Jurgen Degabriele Lija Athletic starting line-up: Jonathan Martinelli, Clinch Mc- Allister, Patrick Borg , Ousmane Sidibe, Carl Cassar, Predrag Babic, Djamel Leef lang , Leejoe Schembri, Bello Osagie Abubak- er, Erjon Beu, Rafael Kooh Sohna Referee: Matthew Degabriele Assistant Referees: Duncan Sultana, Mitchell Scerri Fourth Of ficial: Fyodor Zam- mit BOV Player of the Match: Jur- gen Degabriele (Hibs) Naxxar Lions ............. 1 Floriana ................... 2 WARREN ZAMMIT FLORIANA went ahead on the 41st min- ute. Ignacio Varela hit a stunning shot that gave Christoph Nicht no chance. Naxxar managed to equalise on the 77th minute. Following a congestion inside Floriana's penalty area, Adrian Cascaval placed the ball past Ini Etim Akpan. The greens were awarded a penalty on the 85th minute when Mauricio Vella was brought down inside the penalty and the referee pointed towards the spot. However, Fontanella saw his shot from the eleven metres mark being saved by Nicht. Despite losing this opportunity, Floriana scored the winning goal on the 92nd min- ute through another penalty after Leighton Grech was fouled inside the penalty area. Fontanella took charge of the penalty, and this time the Italian forward finished in- side the net. Naxxar Lions starting line-up: Christoph Nicht, Adrian Cascaval, Ryan Gimour Cas- sar, Arnaud Mendy, Ouzin Ndoye, Duane Bonnici, Manolito Micallef, Ryan Grech, Scott Fenwick, Daniel Mateo Bustos, Jesus De Messias Floriana starting line-up: Ini Etim Akpan, James Baldacchino, Alexander Cini, Enrico Pepe, Enzo Ruiz, Clyde Borg, Nicholas Chie- sa, Maurizio Vella, Juninho Cabral, Ignacio Varela, Mario Fontanella Referee: Alan Mario Sant Assistant Referees: Paul Apap, Roberto Vella Fourth Official: Malcolm Spiteri BOV Player of the Match: Ignacio Varela (Floriana) Hibernians bounced back from last weekend's defeat against Sliema with a 3-0 win over Lija Athletic A late penalty converted by Mario Fontanella gave Floriana a 2-1 win over Naxxar Lions PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRISTINE BORG