BOV Women’s League: Top three register wins

Leaders Birkirkara, second-placed Mgarr United and third-placed Swieqi United all registered wins in the three matches from the BOV Women’s League on Tuesday.

At the Dingli Ground, captain Stephania Farrugia and Ethiopian international Loza Abera scored two goals each as Birkirkara defeated Kirkop United 4-0.

Abera put the Stripes ahead ten minutes in the second half and Farrugia increased the lead with goals on the 74th and 82nd. Abera added another two minutes from time.

B’KARA Janice Xuereb, Gabriella Zahra, Ann-Marie Said (69′ Samantha Zarb), Stephania Farrugia, Tracy Teuma (46′ Jelena Sakic), Alishia Sultana, Loza Abera, Raina Giusti, Veronique Mifsud (82′ Mariah Sciberras), Esther Douye Toikumo (82′ Izabella Camilleri), Yasmeen Marie Vella.

KIRKOP Sharon Costantino, Celine Galea, Sarah Urpani, Jasmine Greh, Liivi Sormus, Kathryn Ellul, Isabelle Mazzitelli, Alessia Caschetto, Mirea Ellul, Tara Jane Attard, Marie Claire Cilia (28′ Ingrid Psaila).

Referee: Matthias Buttigieg.

Mgarr United defeated Mosta 3-1 at the Mgarr Ground.

Simona Krstanoska gave Mosta the lead after just one minute but Mgarr hit back with a Haley Bugeja strike on the 5th minute before the top Mgarr striker added another two goals on the 27th and 45th.

MGARR Christiana Pisani, Haley Bugeja, Mirayah Aquilina, Emma Zammit, Yolande Attard, Nicole Cutajar, Leanne Cefai, Rebecca Bajada, Jasmine Vella Turner (69′ Amber Grech), Brenda Borg (46′ Alexandra Gatt), Claudette Xuereb (46′ Angelique Schembri).

MOSTA Giulia D’Antuono, Lynn Fenech, Lara Mae Vella (18′ Leona Vella), Daniela Camilleri (46′ Shania Borg), Annabelle Rapa, Jade Kemper (58′ Yulya Carella), Leah Alice Ayres, Rossella D’Antuono, Simona Krstanoska, Rachel Mifsud (70′ Adele Calleja), Dijana Hristovska.

Referee: Hristos Palikarov

At the Charles Abela Stadium, Swieqi United scored five in each half to beat Hibernians 10-0.

Jade Flask opened the score on the 26th and Aleksandra Georgieva made it 2-0 on the 34th. Two minutes later, Flask added another with Ruth Steer-Chetham and Charlene Zammit scoring in the final two minutes of the first half. In the second half, a Jade Flask penalty on the 51st and another goal by Flask increased the lead to seven-nil with Kelly Agius Pace (70′), Demi Magrin (81′) and Chloe Ann Ellul (89′) adding another three goals.

SWIEQI Mandy Caruana, Aleksandra Georgieva, Kate Galea, Sonia Schembri (69′ Giulia Muscat), Jade Flask (80′ Demi Magrin), Ruth Steer Chetham (63′ Krista Montfort), Kayleigh Chetcuti, Charlene Zammit (49′ Elena Sissons), Chloe Ann Ellul, Kelly Agius Pace, Chantelle Grech.

HIBS Jennifer Mariee Galea, Francesca Borg (61′ Chanelle Sciberras), Loran Maria Cassar, Kirsty Paris, Josianne Attard (46′ Julia Winkler), Sarah Grech, Jeanelle Bonanno (42′ Elian Canon Pineda), Shakira Bugeja, Kelsey Ann Vella, Katie Gribbon (73′ Alessia Abela), Manuela Bogdanovic.

Referee: Wayne Sammut

Meanwhile in the Women’s Under-19 League, Swieqi United and Mgarr United continue to fight for the top spot as both registered wins.

Swieqi defeated Mtarfa 6-0 while Mgarr beat third-placed Mosta 6-1. Birkirkara closed in on Raiders GFC, beating them 4-0 while in another match, Kirkop United defeated Hibernians 1-0.