Five-star Qormi defeat Vittoriosa

Qormi 5
Vittoriosa Stars 1

This was Qormi’s third consecutive victory while Vittoriosa slumped to their second defeat in their last three matches.

Qormi did not take long to show their dominance as they took the lead as early as the seventh minute.

Alfred Effiong took advantage of an error by Vittoriosa’s Luke Vella and easily beat goalkeeper Mario Muscat with his shot.

Qormi continued to apply pressure on Vittoriosa but great goalkeeping by Mario Muscat kept the ball out of the net.

Qormi wouldget their way in the second half as they doubled the score just four minutes after the restart.

Qormi’s second goal arrived when off a cross by Emerson Vella, Jorge Pereira da Silva headed the ball past goalkeeper Mario Muscat.

Vittroriosa’s Siraj Arab had his shot from out side the area saved by goalkeeper Matthew Farrugia on the 54th minute.

Qormi were awarded a penalty on the 61st minute when Jorge Pereira da Silva was brought down inside the area by Ousmane Sidibe with the latter immediately sent off by the referee. Off the penalty spot Jorge Pereira da Silva’s first attempt was blocked by goalkeeper Mario Muscat, but then the Brazilian made sure he scored from close range to make the score 3-0.

Leighton Grech scored to make it 4-0 after he concluded a great run when he was served by Raffaele Simone Quintieri on the 72nd minute.

The fifth goal did not take long to arrive as just a minute later, Leighton Grech dribbled past the on-rushing Mario Muscat to shoot towards a empty net.

Vittoriosa finally found the back of the net on the 77th minute when off a pass by Gilbert Martin, Marcelo Pereira beat goalkeeper Matthew Farrugia from close range to make the final score 5-1.

QORMI Matthew Farrugia, Jonathan Bondin, Emerson Vella, Giorgio Gianola, Duncan Pisani, Triston Caruana, Raffaele Simone Quintieri (75′ Roderick Bajada), Joao Gabriel da Silva, Leighton Grech, Alfred Effiong (82′ Dylan Pirotta), Jorge Pereira da Silva.
Subs not used: Steve Sultana, Paolo Dandolo, Stefano Zampa, Roderick Sammut.
Coach: Karel Zeman

VITTORIOSA STARS Mario Muscat, Clive Brincat, Leonardo Torri (46′ Siraj Arab), Malcolm Buttigieg, Luke Vella Critien, Gilbert Martin, Federico Santaguida (64′ Francisco Arriagada Mella), Ousmane Sidibe, Marcelo Pereira, Jose Filipe Aguiar, Michael Camilleri (46′ Clive Spiteri).
Subs not used: Sean Cini, Samir Arab, Ryan Mifsud, Carl Sammut.
Coach: Oliver Spiteri

Referee: Andre Arciola
Assistant Referees: Roberto Vella, Duncan Sultana
Fourth Official: Adrian Azzopardi
Yellow Cards: Aguiar, Buttigieg, Santaguida, Bondin
Red Cards: 61’ Ousmane Sidibe
Scorers: 7’ Alfred Effiong, 49’  Jorge Pereira da Silva, 63’ Jorge Pereira da Silva, 72’ Leighton Grech, 73’ Leighton Grech, 77’ Marcelo Pereira