Ghajnsielem joined Senglea Athletic, Sirens and Pembroke Athleta in the Round of 16 of the Malta FA Trophy as they defeated Victoria Hotspurs 2-0 in a match from the Round of 32 at the Gozo Stadium on Thursday.

Following a goalless first half, Joseph George Vella put the Blacks ahead on the 56th minute and Rodney Buttigieg doubled the score seven minutes later.

The remaining matches from the Round of 32 will be played between Tuesday 9 and Thursday 11 February.

GHAJNSIELEM Adrian Parnis, Alberto Xuereb, Asante Agyeman, Sammy Frank Bajada (87′ Dejan Bogdanovic), Kenneth Mercieca, Kevin Farrugia, Michael Bezzina (46′ Joseph George Vella), Jhon Arboleda Valencia, Rodney Buttigieg (83′ Kurt Grima), Sebastien Martinez Turizo, Igor Nedeljkovic.

HOTSPURS Daniel Spiteri, Joseph Mario Vella (68′ Shawn Pierre Bajada), Christian Mercieca, Jason Pace (80′ James Tabone), Andre Azzopardi (80′ Lawrence Grima), Rodrigo Ost dos Santos, Henrique De Souza Maciel, Daniel Farrugia, Gabriel Fernandez Olimpio, Shaun Attard, Paulo Santos de Azevedo.

Referee: Philip Farrugia
Assistant Referees: Luke Portelli, Mitchell Scerri
Fourth Official: Emanuel Grech