Birkirkara left it till late to beat Naxxar Lions 1-0 in a match from the 360Sports Malta Premier Opening Round at the Victor Tedesco Stadium on Saturday.
The Stripes, therefore, extended their winning streak to nine matches as they move eight points clear of Floriana and Hibernians.
Naxxar, on the other hand, remain second from bottom on 7 points, three ahead of Zabbar, one behind Balzan and two behind Melita
The Stripes scored the all-important goal five minutes from time when off a Shaun Dimech corner from the right Maxuell Samurai slotted the ball past goalkeeper Matthias Debono.
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