Floriana won the Opening Round of the 360Sports Malta Premier after defeating Birkirkara 1-0 in a decisive match from match day 16 of the Top 6 at the National Stadium on Saturday.
The Greens therefore completed their comeback after they were the team to hand the Stripes their first defeat in the last game of the league phase after a draw and nine successive wins. Since then, Birkirkara only managed to beat Mosta and earn a point in a draw with Sliema Wanderers, losing to Hamrun Spartans and Hibernians, apart from Floriana.
Floriana, on the other hand, remained consistent throughout the whole of the Opening Round, suffered just one defeat in fifteen matches, dropping points in five draws.
The Greens scored the all-important goal two minutes in the second half when off an assist by Matias Garcia from the right, Carlo Zammit Lonarelli slotted the ball past goalkeeper Giacomo Volpe.
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