Birzebbuga St. Peter’s registered a fine 4-1 win over Zebbug Rangers to collect their first three points in the BOV First Division.
Giancarlo Generoso da Silva put the Saints ahead on 22 minutes with Mauricio Britto equalising five minutes later. Ademola Olawepo Shennowo made it 2-1 for Birzebbuga two minutes in the second half. Felix Peplow increased the lead on 69 minutes and two minutes from time, Gary Caruana sealed the issue with a fourth goal.
Lija Athletic joined Melita on top with maximum points from two matches thanks to a 2-0 win over Zejtun Corinthians. An own goal handed Lija the lead on 15 minutes and Kiril Aleksandrov converted a penalty on 75 minutes to double the score.
St. Andrews defeated Hamrun Spartans 2-1. Trayo Grozev put the Saints ahead after just four minutes and William Barbosa doubled the score on 23 minutes. Rodney Refalo pulled one back for Hamrun six minutes from time.
In another match, Pietà Hotspurs and St. George’s shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw. Raphael Alain Kooh Sohna put the Hotspurs ahead on the 61st minute witth Dylan Sammut equalising four minutes from time.
Lija and Melita lead the way with 6 points, followed by Zurrieq and St. Andrews on 4, Birzebbuga 3, Pietà 2, Gzira, Msida, Zejtun, St. George’s and Zebbug 1, Gudja 0 and Hamrun -7.
BIRZEBBUGA Christian Cassar, Ryan Zammit (89′ Ronnie Celeste), Dennis Baldacchino, Martin Hrubsa, Julian Briffa, Kevin Borg, Felix Peplow, Ademola Olawepu Shennowo, Claudio Calleja (56′ Darrell Grech), Martin Deyanov (81′ Gary Caruana), Jean Carlo Generoso da Silva.
ZEBBUG Justin Spiteri, Leone Camilleri (59′ John Nwoba), Kenneth Scicluna, Lee Galea, Miguel Francica, Thomas Paris, Alan Tabone, Sergio Hili (59′ Lee James Agius), Douglas da Silva Silveira (72′ Omar Rababah), Anderson Mendes Ribeiro, Mauricio Osmar Rodrigues Britto.
Referee: Paul Caruana
PIETÀ David Cassar, Luciano Mutasi, Christian Grech, Quilin Refalo (59′ Gary Busuttil), Raphael Kooh Sohna, Ricardo Costa, Cleaven Cassar, Jurgen Pisani (66′ Larson Mallia), Orosco Anonam, Cleavon Frendo (71′ Miguel Montfort gk), Andrew Spiteri.
ST. GEORGE’S Ryan Marmara, Emanuel Sevasta, Dylan Sammut, Raymondo Ortega (66′ Kane Psaila), Randall Vella, Keith Tanti, Emerson Amaira, Larry Lagana (79′ Anthony Bonello), Mendy Abdul Razak, Jhonatan Bernardo Mariano, Alex Ellul (90′ Jurgen Gerada).
Referee: Malcolm Spiteri
ST. ANDREWS Sam Bartolo, Neil Chetcuti (67′ Clyde Cumbo), Brian Said, Dean Gera, Andrew Amato, William Barbosa, William Camilleri, Joseph Farrugia, Jacob Falzon (87′ Michael Grima), Emiliano Lattes, Trayo Grozev (78′ Alex Puddu).
HAMRUN Andrea Cassar, Melvin Busuttil, Luke Grech (51′ Gabriel Formosa), Denni Nazari, Adrian Borg, Gianluca Debattista (31′ Rodney Refalo), Rupert Mangion, Ayrton Micallef (78′ Antonio Pignataro), Mauro Busuttil, Ryan Spiteri, Jake Grech.
Referee: Fyodor Zammit
ZEJTUN Erikson Aga, Andre Farrugia (80′ Josuel Spiteri), Kai Risholt, Daniel Bonnici, Kenneth Abela, CLintr Micallef, Glen Tanti, Ryan Previ (72′ Isaac Briffa), Elton Vella (59′ Mead Mifsud), Adrian Carabott, Aleksandrs Cekulajevs.
LIJA Kris Calleja, Timothy Fleri Soler, Clayton Giordimaina, Daniel Scerri, Ryan Sell (83′ Matthew Fleri Soler), Dejan Vukovic, Andre Grabowski (66′ Beppe Antignolo), Evano Briffa, Jean Paul Scerri, Kiril Aleksandrov, Ige Abdullahi Adeshina (72′ Predrag Babic).
Referee: Kevin Azzopardi