Following a draw with Valletta and a win over Hibernians, Sirens collected another precious points as they defeated Gzira United 1-0 at the Hibernians Stadium on Saturday.
Sirens join Santa Lucia on the 12 point mark, in ninth place. Gzira, on the other hand, are now fourth, four points behind leaders Sliema.
The St. Paul’s Bay side scored the all-important goal five minutes from the end of the first half when off a Thiago Espindola throw in from the left, there was a short clearance by Steve Borg and Maxuell Maia da Silva hit low past goalkeeper Justin Haber.
The Maroons could have equalised on the hour when they were awarded a penalty after Jefferson was brought down inside the area by Jacob Walker but Ricardo Correa’s effort was neutralised by Miguel Montfort.
Three minutes later, Wilfried Domoraud hit the upright for Sirens.
SIRENS Miguel Montfort, Ryan Grech, Sergio Raphael dos Anjos, Maxuell Maia da Silva (72′ Ryan Scicluna), Wilfried Domoraud, Jacob Walker, Adrian Borg, Samba Tounkara, Terence Agius, Angel Manuel Bustos, Thiago Espindola.
Coach: Steve D’AmatoGZIRA Justin Haber, Steve Borg, Nikolai Muscat, Clyde Borg (62′ Hamed Kone), Camilo del Castillo Escobar, Dexter Xuereb (85′ Nevin Portelli), Jackson Mendoza, Ricardo Correa Duarte (78′ Omar Elouni), Sacha Borg, Jefferson de Assis, Raphael Kooh Sohna.
Coach: Darren AbdillaReferee: Philip Farrugia
Assistant Referees: Alan Camilleri, Christopher Francalanza
Fourth Official: Slobodan Petrovic
Yellow Cards: Sacha Borg, R. Correa, R. Kooh Sohna (G); T. Agius (S)
BOV Player of the Match: Maxuell Maia da Silva