Naxxar Lions earned their first three points in the 360Sports Malta Premier Closing Round as they came back from a goal down to beat Birkirkara 2-1 at the National Stadium on Saturday.
The Stripes managed to take the lead on 14 minutes when off a cross by Leandro Lacunza from the right, the unmarked Maxwell Samurai headed home.
Naxxar equalised two minutes from the end of first half when Tomislav Papazov lobbed the ball over goalkeeper Giacomo Volpe for an own goal in an attempt to clear the ball into safety following a cross the right.
Eleven minutes in the second half, Naxxar forged ahead thanks to Maicon who slammed the ball past Volpe following a cross from the left.
In added time, Naxxar had substitute Takuma Yamaguchi sent off.
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