Birkirkara, Mgarr United and Swieqi United registered comfortable wins on Match-Day 2 of the BOV Women’s League.
Champions Birkirkara defeated Kirkop United 7-1 at the Dingli Ground on Wednesday.
Ethopian international Loza Abera put the Stripes ahead on the 16th minute and four minutes later, Veronique Mifsud doubled the score. Ann-Marie Said increased the lead on the 24th and a minute later, Kailey Willis made it 4-0. Five minutes from the end of the first half, Loza Abera scored Birkirkara’s fifth goal.
Ten minutes in the second half, Ylenia Carabott converted a penalty and Tracy Teuma added another on the 75th. Isabelle Mazzitelli pulled one back eleven minutes from time.
KIRKOP Sharon Costantino; Liis Pello, Emily Pace (Marie Claire Cilia 29’), Celine Galea (Roxanne Galea 82’), Lara Theuma (Ingrid Psaila 71’), Sarah Urpani, Jasmine Grech, Liivi Sormus, Kathryn Ellul, Isabelle Mazzitelli (Eliana Gialanze 79’), Alessia Caschetto.
Coach: Kenneth Costantino
B’KARA Janice Xuereb; Ann-Marie Said, Stephania Farrugia (Michela Felice 72’), Tracy Teuma, Alishia Sultana, Loza Abera Geinore, Kailey Willis (Gabriella Zahra 62’), Raina Giusti (Jelena Sakic 46’), Veronique Mifsud (Mariah Sciberras 67’), Yasmeen Vella (Simone Buttigieg 55’), Ylenia Carabott.
Coach: Melania BajadaReferee: James Muscat
Mgarr United defeated Mosta 6-0 at the Charles Abela Stadium on Tuesday.
Roxanne Micallef put Mgarr ahead on the 7th minute and Francesca Chircop doubled the score six minutes later. Brenda Borg then scored three – on the 24th, 60th and 79th with Claudette Xuereb adding another eight minutes from time.
MOSTA Giulia D’Antuono; Lynn Fenech, Lara Vella (Kylie Marie Micallef 72’), Megan Cauchi (Theresa Briffa 79’), Martina Portelli (Jade Kemper 51’), Janice Pace (Shania Borg 60’), Natasha Pace, Leah Ayres (Oriana Bedingfield 75’), Rossella D’Antuono, Simona Krstanoska, Rebecca D’Agostino.
Coach: Raymond Sant
MGARR Rachelle Lynn Borg; Abigail Camilleri (Mirayah Aquilina 57’), Jasmine Vella Turner, Leanne Cefai (Alexandra Gatt 55’), Rebecca Bajada, Charlene Cassia (Emma Zammit 60’), Yanika Fenech, Francesca Chircop, Brenda Borg (Angelique Schembri 80’), Roxanne Micallef (Yolande Attard 49’), Claudette Xuereb.
Coach: Patrick CurmiReferee: Massimo Axisa
Meanwhile Swieqi United registered their first win as they beat Hibernians 7-0 at the Mgarr Ground on Tuesday.
Swieqi took the lead on the 4th minute and Jade Flask doubled the score on the 12th. Ten minutes from the end of the first half, Xuereb scored the third goal for the Paolites. Fourteen minutes in the second half, Jade Flask increased the lead and following a goal by Celeste Grech on the 71st, substitute Kelly Agius Pace scored twice – on the 80th and 86th.
HIBS Keoney Demicoli; Lorna Cassar (Tiffany Spiteri 90’+2’), Julia Winkler (Chanelle Sciberras 82’), Sarah Cassar, Kirsty Paris (Margherita Arnaut 46’), Brooke Zarb, Sarah Grech (Francesca Borg 77’), Shakira Bugeja (Alessia Abela 69’), Kelsey Ann Vella, Aleksandra Marinkovic, Manuela Bogdanovic.
Coach: Shawn Meilak
SWIEQI Vesna Vitanova; Sonia Schembri (Jade Schembri 82’), Jessica Lee Dimech, Dorianne Theuma, Celeste Grech, Jade Flask, Emma Xuereb (Demi Magrin 76’), Cassandra Camilleri (Kelly Agius Pace 49’), Kayleigh Chetcuti (Kate Galea 83’), Krista Montfort (Elise Abela 49’), Chantelle Grech.
Coach: Keith GouderReferee: Matthias Buttigieg
Meanwhile in the Women’s Under-19 League, Swieqi United registered their third win as they defeated Mtarfa 12-0. Mosta and Mgarr United shared the spoils in a 3-3 draw to drop their first points. Kirkop United and Hibernians earned their first point in a 1-1 draw while Birkirkara and Raiders Gharghur also shared the spoils in another 1-1 draw.
The Women’s Under-15 League kicked-off with comfortable wins for Raiders Gharghur, Swieqi United and Senglea Athletic.
Raiders beat Zebbug Rangers 6-2 while Swieqi defeated Mgarr Untied 8-2. Senglea Athletic defeated Mtarfa 4-0 while Kirkop United and Birkirkara shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw.