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U*BET FA Trophy: First five teams through to third round

Four clubs from the BOV First Division and one from the BOV Second Division were the first teams to reach the third round of the U*BET FA Trophy as they registered wins in second round clashes on Friday.

Birzebbuga St. Peter’s defeated another First Division side Msida St. Joseph 1-0 while Gudja United beat Zejtun Corinthians 4-3 on penalties following a goalless draw at the Centenary Stadium.

St. George’s registered a dramatic 4-3 win over Zabbar St. Patrick while Zebbug Rangers beat Dingli Swallows 3-0 in two clashes between teams from Divisions 1 and 2 at the Victor Tedesco Stadium.

Anderson Mendes Ribeiro put Zebbug ahead on the half-hour. Mauricio Britto doubled the score on 72 minutes and Keith Vella sealed the issue with a third goal four minutes later.

At the Luxol Stadium, Mellieha defeated Gharghur 4-1. Chris Abela put the Blues ahead on the 7th minute but Keith Fedele levelled matters on the 16th. However Chris Abela scored again to put Mellieha 2-1 ahead on 22 minutes, adding another nine minutes from time. In stoppage time, Matthew Borg scored a fourth goal.

Saturday 26 October
16:00 Ta’ Xbiex vs Pembroke A. (Charles Abela Stadium)
18:15 Senglea A. vs Kirkop U. (Charles Abela Stadium)
16:00 Oratory Y. vs Victoria H. (Gozo Stadium)
16:00 Lija A. vs Xewkija T. (Luxol Stadium)
18:15 Swieqi U. vs Siggiewi (Luxol Stadium)
16:00 Sirens vs Marsa (Sirens Stadium)
18:15 Mgarr U. vs St. Andrews (Sirens Stadium)

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