Birkirkara through to second qualifying round
Antoine Busuttil | Tuesday, July 6th, 2010 | 45 Comments »
Birkirkara secured a place in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League thanks to a 4-3 win over FC Santa Coloma of Andorra to reach the next stage with a 7-3 aggregate score. In the next round, the Stripes will be facing the champions of Slovakia – MSK Zilina, first leg to be held at Ta’ Qali in a week’s time.
Having a most comfortable three-goal cushion following a decision by the UEFA Control & Disciplinary Committee after the UEFA Delegate and referee had cancelled the first leg due to the terrible pitch conditions in Andorra La Vella, Birkirkara only had to make sure to avoid losing by more than two goals. However thanks to two goals each by Michael Galea and Trevor Cilia, they still managed to claim victory.
The Stripes welcomed back Branko Nisevic and Rowen Muscat who had missed the Euro Cup matches against Sliema and Valletta but Dutch striker Sylvano Comvalius was missing from the line-up.
Birkirkara could have easily taken the lead after just four minutes when off a cross from the left by Andrew Decesare, Michael Galea’s close-range effort was superbly stopped by goalkeeper Ricardo Fernandez.
Five minutes later, Shaun Bajada tried his luck with a rising shot from outside the area but the Spanish goalkeeper turned the ball into a corner. From the resulting corner, Shaun Bajada exchanged the ball with another player before his cross from the right was well-met by Michael Galea who flicked the ball home as the ball was about to cross the goal-line. A goal which ruined the hopes of the Andorran side who now needed four goals to reach the next round.
On 19 minutes, Birkirkara went close once again when off a cross by Trevor Cilia from the right, Michael Galea headed the ball which reached Andrew Decesare whose powerful shot was blocked by a defender.
Two minutes later, Santa Coloma levelled matters when Norberto Leonardo Urbani received the ball inside the area and after rounding goalkeeper Esequiel Lovizon, he placed the ball at the back of the net.
Following a cross from the left by Shaun Bajada, served by Decesare on 29 minutes, Michael Galea hit the crossbar with a fine header but the referee judged the Birkirkara captain to be in an offside position.
However the Stripes were not to be denied on 31 minutes when Paul Fenech sent Michael Galea through on the left and with a perfect lob, the latter placed the ball at the back of the net to restore the lead.
Goalkeeper Ricardo Fernandez rushed out of the area to stop Trevor Cilia from increasing the lead on 34 minutes but hardly a minute later, Thomas Paris served Cilia from the right and the latter beat the Santa Coloma goalkeeper with a low shot from the right.
Santa Coloma reduced the gap on 45 minutes when off a freekick by Manel Jimenez, the ball was deflected by a defender to beat once again goalkeeper
But in added time, Birkirkara restored the two-goal lead when a Paul Fenech effort from the edge of the area was partially saved by Fernandez and off the rebound, Trevor Cilia placed the ball at the back of the net.
After a quiet start in the second half, on 55 minutes following a cross from the left by Paul Fenech, Michael Galea headed the ball in the direction of Nikola Vukanac who headed the ball wide.
On the hour, Santa Coloma went close with a shot from close range by Mariano Urbani following a cross from the left by substitute Eric Bodjo but Esequiel Lovizon performed a good save.
In a swift counter-attack for Birkirkara, Trevor Cilia missed a good opportunity hitting high from the edge of the area after the goalkeeper lost possession.
Five minutes from time, Santa Coloma scored a third goal when off a corner from the right, Alfonso Sanchez had a first attempt blocked by Lovizon and off the rebound, Mariano Urbani hit home.
In added time, a diagonal shot from the left by Eric Bodjo scraped past the post.
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B’KARA Esequiel Lovizon, Nikola Vukanac, Branko Nisevic, Shawn Bajada (75’ Alan Tabone), Andrew Decesare, Trevor Cilia (82’ Angus Buhagiar), Paul Fenech, Joseph Zerafa (67’ Karl Pulo), Rowen Muscat, Thomas Paris, Michael Galea.
Subs not used: Omar Borg, Andrew Scicluna, Patrick Borg, Jacopo Camilli.
Coach: Paul Zammit
SANTA COLOMA Ricardo Fernandez, Francesc Xavier Gil, Josep Manuel Díaz Ayala, Oscar Sonojee (77’ Gilbert Sanchez), Genis García (54’ Zeze Erik Bodjo), Norberto Leonardo Urbani, Manel Jiménez, Alfonso Sanchez, Mariano Javier Urbani, Francisco Javier Martin, David Ribolleda (46’ Jose Manuel Garcia).
Subs not used: Israel Pérez-Serrano, Danilo Nicolas Aguirre, Zeze Erik Bodjo, Iván García Perez, Renato Alexandre Mota.
Coach: Xavier Roura
Referee: Bobby Madden (SCO)
Assistant Referees: Francis Andrews, Steve Pullar (SCO)
Fourth Official: Anthony Law (SCO)
Yellow Cards: J.M. Garcia, M. Jimenez, A. Decesare, N. Vukanac, N. Urbani
Red Cards:
Scorers: 10′ Michael Galea (B); 21′ Norberto Urbani (SC); 31′ Michael Galea (B); 35′ Trevor Cilia (B); 45′ Manel Jimenez (SC); 45+1′ Trevor Cilia (B); 85’ Mariano Urbani (SC)
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well done rahal!
Proset birkirkara is-soltu agg 7-3 kontra il-maltin jigi mux favurini issa ejja halli nadu ahna u sliema
Ghal daqxejn mamorniex il bahar rahal- hemm bzonn ta players godda rigward il barranin xejn ta klassi specalment il goalkeeper Braziljan ta klassi ta 3rd division jew inqas
well done yellow, keep it up for the next round. Good luck.
L-ewwel half konna tajjeb hafna, taqta iz 2 soft goals li qlajna. konna ferm ahjar mill avversarji. fit tieni half nahseb il kowc ta istruzzjonijiet biex jintalqaw l avversarji u noperaw bil kuntrattakk. imbad dahlet daqxejn l ghijja ukoll u wasal goal iehor ta santa coloma. nemmen li kieku t tim baqa jilab bl istess mentalita’ ta l ewwel half, ir rebha kienet tkun ikbar. imma nsomma l aqwa li irbahna fil pitch ukoll. issa nar raw kif immorru mat tim b sahhtu slovakk msk zilina.
Ejja yellows!!!
Prosit Birkirkara!!….l-importanti issa li ghal loghob li gejjin timpruvvja daqxejn id-difiza pero all in all l-importanti li fl-ahhar mill-ahhar giet ir-rebha u il-coefficient kompla joghla…filfatt qed nikkalkula naqa il-coefficient,tajjeb li najdilkm illi wara iz-zewg rebhiet ta bkara u id-dro ta sliema,it-timijiet maltin ga qabzu il-koefficjenza li gabu it-timijiet maltin is-sena l-ohra.Filfatt is-sena l-ohra it-timijiet maltin gabu coefficient ta 0.750 overall….din is-sena it-timijet maitin ga gabu coefficient ta 0.833 u ghad baqa hafna loghob tajjeb li najdu.
bhala coefficient din tahdem b’sistema illi ghal kull dro takkwista 0.500 u ghal kull rebha takwista coefficient ta 1.000
umbad dawn taghmilom division by kemm qed jiehu sehem timijiet f’dan il-kaz 3(bkara,sliema u valletta).
it was not a good performance from b,kara thanks to 5th div spain side …..might be be better result vs these teams ….seeing next game vs zilina its sure difficult side. good luck stripes
Proset yellows…li jigi merhba bih!
sandro-ehe jidher li ma kinitx l-aqwa performance ta bkara pero fl-ahhar mill-ahhar rebhu uwxx!!:)
PROSET BIRKIRKARA…….jidher li kellkhom prestazzjoni tajba,u ghaddejtu mhux bir rizultat ta walkover biss izda kontu kapaci tirbhu gewwa malta …………NAWGURA LIL SLIEMA U VALLETTA GHAL LOGHOB TAGHHOM.J`ALLA IKOLLNA AKTAR TEAMS LI JIKKWALIFIKAW
Proset rahal… Gdluck al round li jmiss loghba iebsa imma xorta kapaci jekk nibqaw maqudin. Haga wahda disapuntat bija goalkeeper ta b’kara s’issa xejn ma amel affarijiet li ta minn izommu imma ma nisnsewx li Mora l-istess kien jintqal fuqu mbad amel stagun impresjonanti.
Gdluck lil Valetta U lil Sliema… Kuragg boys rizultat positiv guys ha telaw isem MALTA il-fuq. Kapaci kolla..
li kieku bkara labu kontra da team tal andorra away nahseb kienu jinqalaw u mhux jaddu, pero awguri u proset ta rebha pero andkom bzonn timpruvjaw ax zillina tim bsahtu hafna
Prosit B’Kara!
Soft Goals Setaw Gew Evitati..Peroo Ghal Min Palla Li Walk Over Biss Illum Urejna ukoll Li B Performances Mhux Eccelenti Irnxeillna Nelbu Ostakluu Tajjebb…Issa Nharsu Ghar-Round Li Jmiss..Jigri x Jigrii Bhal Dejjem AHNA Supporters DEJJEM WARAJKOM!
GHAMILTUNA WISQ KBURIN IL-KARKARIZI…
B.I.R.K.I.R.K.A.R.A
Well Done guys keep it up.
@ anton so you know il partita tal 3-0 away ta b’kara jghodd ghall coefficient.
MSK Zilina huwa tim tajjeb ħafna… Tim b’saħħtu li zgur ħa jagħmilielna diffiċli. Imma issa hu ċ-ċans tagħna li nwettqu l-impossibli. Come On Stripes kuraġġ ma jdejjaqna ħadd, rebħa 1-0 home teħodna Slovakia b’ċans tajjeb li nkomplu għaddejin!
Ejja champions aħna warajkhom!
Prosit tar-rebha u li ghaddejtu, minn kif jidher l-iskor ma nafux x’seta gara li kieku intlaghabet l-ewwel loghoba, imma ghalinqas il-fortuna dahlet lill tijm malti ghal darba.
Issa j’Alla tiedhilqna ftit il-fortuna, lilna tas-Sliema u l-belt.
Rizultati tajba jgholuna il-ko-efficjenza u nistghu nirbhu pir-raba post fl’ewropa.
Proset B’kara
jista xi hadd jispjegali kif it taljan ma laghabx bicca ?
Prosit lit-tim Karkariz li ghadda ghal round iehor fic-champs league. Pero dizzappuntat hafna bit-3 goals home li qlajna!
Il-gk ma deher xejn cert u difensuri ma kienux trankwilli jaraw Gk hekk.
Ma nahsibx li Mora kien beda hekk ta! Iktar lejn l-ahhar beda jintefa’nahseb.
Issa naraw biex nillimitaw id-danni kemm jista jkun Vs Zilina (ghax l-ewwel loghba home) li hu tim tajjeb hafna u ta’livell gholi 3 darbiet aktar minn Santa Coloma.
Good luck hafna hafna lis Sliema (li ghandhom ghadma iebsa xorta wahda avvolja gabu riz posittiv hafna away) u lil Valletta.
Forza Malta
Min tela il-Ground seta jara li Birkirkara hargu ghat tieni half bhala training session. personalment il grinta ma ghogbitni xejn ghanka hlejna hafna canses ta score u ghanka blasta vojta… imma laqwa li waslet rebha ohra ghal Malta… ghal kontra Zilina irridu nitjiebu mhux ftit
Il-gk ta b’kara min fejn hu?? Mora x sar minu
Proset stripes,urejna x tim ta champions ghandna!Kuragg ghal kontra is slovakki msk zilina!
FORZA IR-RAHAL!
Braziljan b’passapport Taljan…
Mora nahseb li m’ghadux jifforma parti mil-club ta’Birkirkara Fc
proset rahal andna bzon difensur keeper u striker iehor imma come on yellows good luck at tieni round jalla il maltin jibqaw maqudin dejjem daqsekk ekk niehu pjacir nisaportjaw lil ta xulxin ejja city u sliema kuragg tistaw taddu intkom ukollll
Kieku jien lil Omar Borg nilaghab kontra Zilina. Kultant kulħadd donnu jinsa li ghandna gowlkiper kbir fuq il-bankina!!
dak ha jitlaq imma
@ Birkirkara : naqbel mieghek illi nilghabu lil Omar.
Jacopo Camilli missu laghab bicca il bierah. Dak player tajjeb u seta laghab ilbierha . nispera li inzommuh
proset yellows, good luck for next game, ahna warajkom u la hemm ahna ma hemmx ghalfejn taqtaw qalbkom, dawn xejn specjali nies bhalna, u jekk il qalb taghkom theggeg ghat team Karkaris nemmen li taqtaw figura tajba, kurag sa l ahhar sekonda,
Tigra Hamra u Safra,
kiku labtu barra ga bye bye ima kontu luckey ax issibuoww bhal league ezatt
where is Sylvano Comvalius ?
To ta ta
Went to sleep looks like
@ANTON ……I WAS REFERRING FOR THE GAME THAT VS 5TH DIV SPANISH SIDE 4.3 IS NOT A GOOD PERFORMARNCE …I KNOW THAT THAY PASS TROUGH FOR NEXT ROUND. MY FRIEND THINK ABOUT FIRST. DONT RUN.
Ma naqbel xejn ma xi uhud li qishom ma hadux pjacir li tim Malti ghadda ghat-tieni rawnd, issa b’walk over u rebha minima dan ma joghod xejn ghax wara kollox ir-rizultat li joghod u dak kien ta’ 7-3 favur ic-Champions Maltin, min hawn nixtieq nerga nifrah lil-Birkirkara u onestament nawgura liz-zewg timijiet l-ohra tas-Sliema u tal-Belt biex ikomplu joghllu l-isem ta’ pajjizna, kuragg.
Well done birkirkara. jalla is sliema u l-belt ikolna rizultat pozitiv ukoll. supporter belti
prosit lbirah lil bkara li ghamilna haga ohra storika fil club tana….prosit ukoll ghas support li ilbirah kwazi ippakjajna centanry stadium shih…ejja yellows…fadal xi difetti fit tim pero ninsab cert li sal bidu ta l istagun nkunu solvejna hafna affarijiet!!!kuragg vs zilina
prositt eee jalla jaddu it timijiet maltin kolla!!
Proset rahal ejja hankomplu namlu isem tjb lil football malti, u misna ninaqdu hali kull minn jilab mal baranin nitilaw il graund natu support kif namel jien,, kuragg whitesss, rahal , sliema ejja hankomplu mexjjin..
ahna l beltin dejjem warajkom
ejja nkunu kburin li waslet rebha min naha ta team malti..is sena l ohra kull ma kelna draw min naha ta b’kara u kin kontra team tajjeb !!! nispartjaw li timijiet maltin frsij nghollu daqxejn il livell
to bormliz il belt ghadejna mil l ewwel round is sena l ohra
@ Valletta Fc.– Lighra Ta Malta….
Proset siehbi j’alla kulhadd jahsiba bhalek vera persuna li thobb il-football Malti. Jekk teams ta b’kara sliema u valetta jinaqdu supporters meta nilabu mal barranin ibqaw zgur li 1 nimlew ground. 2 team li jkun qed jilab jamel iktar kuragg meta jara dak support kollu warajh.
Kuragg Yellows
Kuragg Blues
Kuragg Whites
You can make it to second round…
iva iva hadt zball wara gejt fija skuzawni tal belt talli nsejtkom