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maltatoday SUNDAY 28 JANUARY 2018 51 PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRISTINE BORG Tarxien suffer another defeat Tarxien's poor form continued with a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Mosta Sports SPORTTODAY FOOTBALL Premier League Tarxien Rainbows - Mosta ...................... 0-1 Hibernians - Gzira United ..................... 2-0 Lija Athletic - Naxxar Lions ..................... 0-4 St. Andrews - Floriana ........................... 1-0 Today - National Stadium 14:00 Birkirkara - Senglea Athletic 16:00 Balzan - Hamrun Spartans FA Cup - England Peterborough United - Leicester C. ......... 1-5 Huddersfield Town - Birmingham City .... 1-1 Hull City - Nottingham Forest ................. 2-1 Middlesbrough - Vrighton & Hove A. ...... 0-1 Millwall - Rochdale ................................ 2-2 Milton Keynes Dons - Coventry City ......... 0-1 Notts County - Swansea City ................... 1-1 Sheffield United - Preston N. End ........... 1-0 Southampton - Watford ......................... 1-0 Wigan Athletic - West Ham United ......... 2-0 Newport County - Tottenham Hotspur .... 1-1 Liverpool - West Bromwich Albion ......... Late Italy - Serie A Sassuolo - Atalanta ............................... 0-3 ChievoVerona - Juventus ....................... Late Today 12:30 SPAL 2013 - Inter 15:00 Crotone - Cagliari Fiorentina - Hellas Verona 15:00 Genoa - Udinese 15:00 SSC Napoli - Bologna 15:00 Torino - Benevento 18:00 AC Milan - Lazio 20:45 Roma - Sampdoria Spain - LaLiga Deportivo La Coruna - Levante ............... 2-2 Valencia - Real Madrid ........................... 1-4 Malaga - Girona ..................................... 0-0 Villarreal - Real Sociedad ....................... Late Today 12:00 Leganes - Espanyol 16:15 Atletico Madrid - Las Palmas 18:30 Sevilla - Getafe 20:45 Barcelona - Alaves Tomorrow 21:00 Celta Vigo - Real Betis Germany - Bundesliga Bayern Munich - Hoffenheim ................. 5-2 Borussia Dortmund - Freiburg ................ 2-2 FC Cologne - Augsburg .......................... 1-1 RasenBallsport Leipzig - Hamburger SV.. 1-1 VfB Stuttgart - Schalke 04 ...................... 0-2 Werder Bremen - Hertha Berlin.............. 0-0 Today 15:30 Bayer Leverkusen - Mainz 05 18:00 Hannover 96 - Wolfsburg Football Results & Fixtures Mosta ...................... 1 Tarxien Rainbows ...... 0 WARREN ZAMMIT THE first game at the Hiberni- ans stadium saw Tarxien Rain- bows and Mosta facing each other. Both sides were eager to bounce back from their disap- pointing results in the FA Tro- phy. However, this match had an extra edge for Tarxien as they need to start winning points if they are to stand any chance of avoiding relegation. Mosta created the first oppor- tunity of the match after nine minutes. Thomas Veronese hit a strong shot from a free-kick that was blocked by Andrea Cassar. Supporters had to wait for the 32nd minute in order to witness another attempt on goal. From another free-kick, Dos Santos Alex Wendel fired a shot that failed to hit the target. Tarxien responded with two successive chances on the 38th minute. Matteo Desira Butti- gieg served Samba Tounkara and the latter finished over. Few seconds later, James Brin- cat went through on the left side of the penalty area and hit a drive that was blocked by Andreas Vella. Rebound fell for Matar Dieye, but his shot went wide. The Rainbows threatened again in the 40th minute. Brin- cat sent a shot from outside the penalty area that sailed off tar- get. Despite Tarxien's efforts, Mo- sta managed to forge ahead on the 45th minute. Veronese sent a cross from a corner that was met by Davide Mansi who head- ed the ball past Cassar. Tarxien started the second on the offensive in their attempts to equalise. They went close on the 57th minute when Desira Buttigieg received the ball on the edge of the penalty area and fired a shot that went wide. The post denied Tarxien two minutes later. Matthew Spiteri sent a through ball that went in the path of Dieye whose close range shot hit the woodwork. Jose Borg's side were denied once more on the 66th minute. Wellington De Oliveira Viera sent an excellent pass towards Brincat who ran inside the pen- alty area and fired a shot that forced a great save from Andre- as Vella. The last chance of the game was created by Mosta on the 90th minute. Leonardo Hen- rique Ferreira saw Cassar out of position and attempted to place the ball inside the net, but his volley ended up off target. Following this result, Mo- sta remain ninth with twenty- one points. On the other hand, Tarxien are in trouble as they remain thirteenth with just ten points. Tarxien Rainbows starting line-up: Andrea Cassar, Ebiabo- wei Baker, Andre` Charles Sci- cluna, Luke Grech, Stefan Rado- vanovic, Matthew Spiteri (Sean Cipriott- 68), Andrew Agius, James Brincat (Matthew Brincat -75) , Matteo Desira Buttigieg (Wellington De Oliveira Viera – 65), Samba Tounkara, Matar Dieye Mosta starting line-up: Andreas Vella, Leonardo Henrique Fer- reira, Massimo Sammartino, Thomas Veronese, Kurt Ma- gro (Neil Frendo – 83), Davide Mansi, Tyrone Farrugia, Rod- riguez Ekani Jonas, Jan Tanti (Kyle Frendo – 70), Ivan Maric, Dos Santos Alex Wendel (Liam Portelli – 89) Referee: Darryl Agius Assistant Referees: Edward Spiteri, Thomas Debono Fourth Of ficial: Philip Farru- gia Yellow Cards: Davide Mansi (Mosta), Andreas Vella (Mosta) BOV Player of the Match: Thomas Veronese (Mosta)