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maltatoday SUNDAY 8 APRIL 2018 Sports 52 FOOTBALL Naxxar Lions .............. 0 Gzira United .............. 2 WARREN ZAMMIT THE game became an uphill for Naxxar on the 13th minute as they were reduced to ten men. Daren Falzon was sent off by the referee after being shown a straight red card following a vio- lent conduct. The Maroons went ahead five minutes later. Prince Mamb- ouana's shirt was pulled by Mo- hamed Belhadj and the referee ordered a penalty. Amadou Samb took charge of the spot kick and converted. The referee's decision to award a penalty brought a lot of protests from Naxxar and the referee sent off Omar Borg from the substi- tutes bench prior to the goal. Gżira made sure of the three points on the 70th minute. Rod- erick Briffa delivered a cross in the direction of Samb who head- ed the ball inside the net. Following this result, Gżira consolidated their position with the top three sides, while Naxxar remain second from bottom. Naxxar Lions starting line-up: Luan Polli Gomes, Rafael Hen- riques, Mailson Souza Duarte Junior, Ryan Grech, Manolito Micallef, Daren Falzon, Duane Bonnici, Daniel Mateo Bustos, Mohamed Belhadj, Djilali Belh- adj, Yuri De Jesus Messias Gżira United starting line-up: Anthony Curmi, Roderick Briffa, Sacha Borg, Prince Mambouana, Clifford Gatt Baldacchino, Zach- ary Scerri, Edison Bilbao Zarate, Haruna Garba, Andrew Co- hen, Amadou Samb, Emmanuel Okoye Referee: Matthew Degabriele Assistant Referees: Luke Por- telli, William Debattista Fourth Official: Jude Amin Utulu BOV Player of the Match: An- drew Cohen (Gżira) Gzira beat ten men Naxxar Naxxar are seriously risking relegation after suffering a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Gzira United PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHRISTINE BORG