Leaders Birkirkara maintained a four-point cushion on second-placed Floriana as they defeated Sliema Wanderers 1-0 in a match from the 360Sports Malta Premier Opening Round at the Tony Bezzina Stadium on Thursday.
While the Stripes extend their winning streak to six matches, the Wanderers suffer their first defeat after obtaining three wins and three draws from the first six matches. They are now fourth on 12 points, two behind Hibernians, three behind Floriana and seven behind Birkirkara.
The Stripes scored the all important goal six minutes in the second half when off a corner from the right, the ball bounced onto Alessandro Coppola and into the net.
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