BOV Division 3: Dingli, Attard share spoils in draw

Dingli Swallows and Attard shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw in one of the two BOV Third Division matches at the Sirens Stadium on Saturday.

A Luke Galea penalty on the 35th minute put Dingli ahead and an own goal eight minutes in the second half doubled the score. Jurgen Gerada reduced the gap on the 62nd and Bledi Alla equalised three minutes from time.

In another match, Kirkop United defeated Marsaskala 5-2. Karl Caruana put Kirkop ahead on the 12th minute and Matthew Degiorgio doubled the score on the 24th. Eric Zammit reduced the gap on the 32nd but Michael Theuma converted a penalty on the 55th to make it 3-1 for Kirkop. Marsaskala scored a second goal on the hour thanks to an own goal but a Karl Caruana penalty on the 64th and a goal by Michael Theuma on the 72nd sealed the issue for Kirkop.

Zurrieq lead the way with 25 points, followed by Xghajra on 23, Dingli 19, Msida and Attard 17, Kirkop 14, Mdina 12, Ghaxaq 9, Gharghur 6, Ta’ Xbiex 5, Marsaskala 3 and Mtarfa 0.