Qormi add more misery to Sliema

This would be Sliema’s second consecutive defeat.

The match looked to be going in Sliema’s favour when they took the lead five minutes into the match. A great shot by Miguel Ciantar from just outside the area left no chance for goalkeeper Matthew Farrugia.

Qormi managed to get back in the match when they scored the equaliser on the 29th minute. Off a corner kick by Edison Bilbao Zarate, Vincenzo Pisani beat goalkeeper Henry Bonello with his great overhead kick.

Sliema went close to taking the lead again on the 39th minute when Matias Muchardi’s powerful shot was heading for goal, but some great goalkeeping by Matthew Farrugia kept the ball out of the net.

Sliema were made to pay for their missed chances when Qormi went ahead for the first time in the match on the 62nd minute. A defensive mistake would give Abubakar Bello-Osagie a chance to place the ball in a empty net to give Qormi the lead.

Qormi almost increased their lead on the 75th minute when Vincenzo Pisani’s shot hit the woodwork.
Sliema went all out in the final minutes to try to score the equaliser but Qormi tightened up at the back to keep the ball out of the net.

Abubakar Bello-Osagie was voted BOV Player of the Match.

Qormi: Matthew Farrugia, Kris thackray, Roderick Sammut, Matthew Bartolo, Vincenzo Pisani, Joseph Chetcuti, Abubakar Bello-Osagie, Edison Bilboa Zarate (81’ Luke Sciberras), Gaetan Spiteri (61’ Leighton Grech), Jonathan Bondin, alessio Cassar (46’ Matthew Gauci)
Subs not used: Steve Sultana, Carmelo Farrugia, Sebastian Aurelio Siritto, Gabriel Buttigieg.
Coach: Stephen Azzopardi

Sliema Wanderers: Henry Bonello, John Mintoff, Josef Mifsud, Stefano Bianciardi, Alex Muscat, Paltemio Barbetti, Mark Scerri (61’ Beppe Muscat), Matias Muchardi (86’ Diego Marcelo Ortego), Miguel Ciantar, Alain Faccini (67’ Omar El Ghaouti), Ivan Woods.
Subs not used: Glenn Zammit, Luca Martinelli, Clifford Gatt Baldacchino, Andrew Decesare
Coach: Alfonso Greco
Asst. Coach: JoJo Bajada

Referee: Fyodor Zammit
Assistant Referees: Mitchell Scerri, Emmanuel Grech
Fourth Official: Marco Borg
Yellow Cards: Scerri, Faccini, Ciantar, Thackray, Zarate, Bondin, B. Muscat, Barbetti, Mifsud, L. Grech
Scorers: 5’ Miguel Ciantar (S); 29’ Vincenzo Pisani (Q); 62’ Abubakar Bello-Osagie (Q)