Floriana back to winning ways

Floriana took the lead on the 33^rd minute when off a Christian Cassar freekick, Dragomir Draganov made no mistake by finding the back of the net from close range.

Two minutes before the first half ended, Floriana were reduced to ten-men. Pablo Doffo brought down Daniel Mariano Bueno from behind just before the latter was about to enter the penalty area. The referee did not hesitate to send Pablo Doffo off.

Despite being one man down, Floriana doubled the score two minutes into the second half.

Off a Christian Cassar freekick, the ball found Nwoke who headed the ball in past the Tarxien goalkeeper.

Tarxien pulled one back two minutes from time. A cross from Calabretta found Daniel Mariano Bueno who scored from close range.

Tarxien Rainbows FC: D Cassar, S Sadowski, M Caruana (R Mintoff 79’), EA Pereira (R Costa 63’), C Rodriguez, S Pacheco de Oliveira, D Mariano Bueno, J Vella, O Anonam, L Galea, J Grioli (GL Calabretta 51’)

Floriana FC: L Saidi, D Pisani, T Farrugia, P Doffo, T Paris (O Bugeja 45’), C Cassar, C Caruana, D Draganov (J Borg 81’), I Woods, D Nwoke (S Borg 90’), M Micallef

Goals: C Caruana 33’, D Nwoke 47’, D Bueno 88’

Booked: T Paris, S Sadowski, L Galea, GL Calabretta

Sent off: P Doffo,

Referee: Paul Caruana