Tarxien Rainbows made it five wins in a row in the BOV Challenge League as they defeated Sirens 2-1 in one of three matches at the Victor Tedesco Stadium on Saturday.
Jean Borg put Sirens ahead on 35 minutes but four minutes in the second half, Ben Gaerty levelled matters and ten minutes from time, Norberto Jimenez notched the winner for Manuel Caruana’s side.
Naxxar Lions rescued a point in a 1-1 draw with Santa Lucia. Andrej Nakov put Santa Lucia ahead on 43 minutes but four minutes in added time, Edson Farias levelled matters for Naxxar.
On the other hand, Fgura United came from behind to beat Gudja United 2-1. Jamie Carbone put Gudja ahead on 3 minutes but Bruno Souza converted a penalty three minutes in the second half and Gianluca Bugeja notched the winner on 68 minutes.
Tarxien lead wth way with 15 points, followed by Fgura on 11, Naxxar 10, Mgarr 9, Melita and St. Andrews 8, Swieqi 7, Pieta’ and Victoria 6, Vittoriosa 5, Santa Lucia, Sirens and Zurrieq 5, Attard and Zebbug 3 and Gudja 0.