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maltatoday SUNDAY 28 JANUARY 2018 53 FOOTBALL Sports St. Andrews ................... 1 Floriana ........................ 0 WARREN ZAMMIT ST Andrews went close after seven minutes. Misael Miranda Gomez fired a shot that hit the post. The Saints forged ahead on the 27th minute. Emerson Marcelina brought down Mi- randa Gomez inside the penal- ty area and the referee ordered a penalty. Kemar Reid took charge of the shot from eleven metres and converted. Reid went close again on the 33th minute. The St Andrews player sent a shot from outside the penalty area that sailed slightly wide. Floriana hit back on the 37th minute. Maurizio Vella fired a shot from a free-kick that went over. The Greens threatened again four minutes later. Then the ball was delivered towards Michele Paolucci whose header was neutralised by Matthew Calleja Cremona. Nicolas Chiesa's side had a goal disallowed one minute into the second half. Paolucci passed the ball towards Vella whose shot went inside the net. However, the assistant referee raised his f lag for an offside. Things went from bad to worse for Floriana on the 55th minute. Vella pushed Ricardo Martin and the referee showed him a straight red card. St Andrews tried to make the most out of their extra man and had a good chance on the 68th minute. Aidan Friggieri hit a shot that ended up high. Floriana were denied by the post on the 84th minute. Fol- lowing a free-kick by Mario Fontanella, Marcellina saw his header hitting the upright. Following this result, Flo- riana are now fifth in the ta- ble, while St Andrews are four points ahead of Tarxien and nine points ahead of Lija. St Andrews starting line-up: Matthew Calleja Cremona, Ta- no Azian, Travis Blagrove, Jo- seph Farrugia, Matthew Gauci, Marcus Grima, Degran Kemmu Jackson, Kemar Reid, Misael Miranda Gomez, Jason Lee Vandelannotie, Jacob Walker Floriana starting line-up: Ini Etim Akpan, Alex Cini, Emer- son Marcelina, Mario Fonta- nella, Dylan Grima, Sebastian Nayar, Enrico Pepe, Jurgen Pisani, Enzo Ruiz, Maurizio Vella, Michele Paolucci Referee: Ishmael Barbara Assistant Referees: Mitchell Scerri, Sammy Attard Fourth Official: Glen Tonna BOV Player of the Match: Misael Miranda Gomez (St Andrews) Naxxar put more misery on Lija Naxxar are slowly climbing up the relegation zone after securing a comfortable 4-0 win over Lija Naxxar Lions .................... 4 Lija Athletic ..................... 0 WARREN ZAMMIT NAXXAR went ahead on the 12th minute. Daniel Mateo Bustos hit a stunning shot from distance that ended up past Luke Bonnici. The Lions doubled their advan- tage on the 29th minute. Follow- ing a cross by Bustos, Jean Diego Moser saw his initial effort being saved by Bonnici. Rebound fell for the same player who finished in- side the net. Lija suffered another setback on the hour mark as Lee Joe Schem- bri was sent off after being shown his second yellow card by the referee. Naxxar made the most out of the situation and sealed the issue on the 70th minute. Bustos served Duane Bonnici and the latter slot- ted the ball inside the net. Oliver Spiteri's side added anoth- er six minutes later. Darren Falzon passed the ball towards Yuri De Jesus Messias who finished home from close range. Lija Athletic starting line-up: Luke Bonnici, Erjon Beu, Clinch McAl- lister, Kei Hirose, Leon Muscat, Aaron Sammut, Daniel Scerri, Leejoe Schembri, Daniel Vu- komanovic, Rafael Kooh Sohna, Valifor Hysa Naxxar Lions starting line-up: Christoph Nicht, Duane Bonnici, Daniel Mateo Bustos, Daren Fal- zon, Ryan Grech, Duarte Junior Souza Mailson, Manolito Micallef, Jean Diego Moser, Ouzin Ndoye, Rafael Henriques Santos Caetano, Yuri De Jesus Messias Referee: Alan Mario Sant Assistant Referees: Alan Camill- eri, Paul Apap Fourth Official: Matthew Dega- briele B OV Player of the Match: Daniel Mateo Bustos (Naxxar) PHOTOGRAPHY BY DOMINIC BORG St Andrews shock Floriana St Andrews breathed a sigh of relief after registering a surprising 1-0 win over Floriana Borussia Dortmund issue ultimatum regarding Pierre- Emerick Aubameyang Borussia Dortmund still open for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang transfer THE transfer of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang can still go on de- spite Borussia Dortmund reject- ing a £50m bid from Arsenal. The Bundesliga Club are de- manding certain parameters to be reached for the transfer of the 28-year-old forward to go on. "We are prepared to implement a transfer under certain param- eters, and only if these param- eters are fully met." the club's sporting director, Michael Zorc said, "Arsenal have made several attempts so far and they have all been rejected." The Gabonese forward has not played for Dortmund since De- cember 16, but is in the squad to face Freiburg today. "At the moment we stay where we are. It's still possible but we are far from being close. " Ar- senal manager, Arsene Wenger said, when asked about the transfer. The Borussia Dortmund forward has scored 22 goals in his last 27 appearances PHOTOGRAPHY BY DOMINIC BORG