Second Division side Sirens eliminated First Division side Lija Athletic from the FA Trophy after beating them 1-0 in a clash from the third round at the Sirens Stadium.

George Falzon scored the all-important goal on the hour for the St. Paul’s Bay side who will now meet either Tarxien Rainbows or Gudja United in the fourth round.

SIRENS Gianni Spiteri, Daniel Sant, Kristian Galea, Adrian Neda, Adam Debattista, George Falzon, Ricardo Severino Goncalves, Colin Vella, Andrew Caruana (71′ Adrian Lanzon), Ryan Sciberras (87′ Gary Grant), Lee Joe Schembri.
LIJA Luke Bonnici, Predrag Babic, Patrick Borg, Keith Vella (46′ Erjon Beu), Cleavon Frendo, Dylan Mintoff (63′ Roderick Taliana), McAllister Clinch (89′ Aiden Galea), Adrian Caruana, Beppe Antignolo, Nigel Spiteri, Ige Abdullahi Adeshina.
Referee: Matthew Degabriele