After collecting just one point from their last two matches, Balzan bounced back with a most comfortable 5-0 win over Mosta at the Centenary Stadium on Friday.

A win which enables Jacques Scerri’s side to leapfrog Mosta into the seventh place on the fourteen-point mark, one ahead of the Blues.

An early goal by Uros Ljubomirac after just three minutes as he hit low past goalkeeper Andreas Vella following an assist by Dimic from the left, paved the way for Balzan.

Augustine Loof doubled the score on the 28th when Balzan were awarded a penalty after Andrija Majdevac was brought down inside the area by the goalkeeper and although Majdevac’s effort from the penalty spot hit the crossbar, the Dutch defender headed the ball home off the rebound.

Four minutes from the end of the first half, Ricardo Correa served Andrija Majdevac who made it 3-0 with a low shot from the edge of the area.

Majdevac converted a penalty on the 79th to increase the lead further after Tyrone Farrugia floored Ljubomirac inside the area.

Ricardo Calixto Correa Duarte added another five minutes from time with a diagonal shot from the left when served by Ryan Scicluna.

BALZAN Kristijan Naumovski, Augustine Loof, Aleksandar Kosoric (85′ Zak Grech), Steve Pisani, Steve Bezzina, Michael Johnson, Paul Fenech (83′ Marcus Grima), Uros Ljubomirac, Stefan Dimic (76′ Ryan Scicluna), Ricardo Calixto Correa Duarte, Andrija Majdevac.
Subs not used: Jake Pisani, Dale Camilleri, Zachary Karl Grech, Alfred Effiong.
Coach: Jacques Scerri
Asst. Coach: Andrea Pisanu

MOSTA Andreas Vella, Akeem Garnet Roach, Weverton Gomes, Dexter Xuereb, Momodou Jallow (77′ Duane Bonnici), Jean Barthelemy Diouf, Tyrone Farrugia, David James Brown, Sergio Leonardo Villareal, Matias Muchardi (89′ Kyle Gatt), Christian Grech (46′ Zachary Brincat).
Subs not used: Andre Spiteri, Gabriel Sant, Matthew Attard, Liam Portelli.
Coach: Mark Miller
Asst. Coach: Joe Grech

Referee: Slobodan Petrovic
Assistant Referees: Thomas Debono, Paul Apap
Fourth Official: Mario Apap
Yellow Cards: Correa, Vella, Diouf
BOV Player of the Match: Andrija Majdevac