Zabbar St. Patrick started their 360Sports Malta Premier Closing Round commitments on a high note as they defeated Sliema Wanderers 1-0 at the National Stadium on Saturday.
The Saints therefore extended their positive run to five matches with a fourth win. The Wanderers, on the other hand, suffered a second defeat in three matches – a third defeat in four matches if one were to include the BOV Super Cup defeat to Hamrun Spartans, earlier in December.
Zabbar scored the all-important goal on 42 minutes when off a Stefan Ilic corner from the left, Strahinja Jovancic headed home past Emeka.
One minute from time, Sliema captain Murilo Freire was sent off for hitting an opponent.
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