Naxxar put four past disappointing Zebbug

Despite playing with ten men for more than fifty minutes, Naxxar still managed to trounce Zebbug and score four goals to claim three very important points.

 Zebbug, who were coming from two wins against direct rivals were dreadful throughout the whole match and must surely avoid similar performances if they want to remain in the top flight.

Naxxar took the lead after just two minutes when from a Gilmar corner kick, new boy Frank Temille was brought down in the box by Zebbug captain Mathias Muchardi for the referee to signal a penalty.  From the spot, Gilmar put his team in front.

On eight minutes, a good cross from Matthew Bartolo found Mathias Muchardi only for his effort to hit the bar.  A few minutes later, an effort from Jorge Santos Silva finished wide.

Naxxar doubled the score on 22 minutes when from a perfect Temille pass towards Santos Silva shot past Bartolo with a powerful drive.  In this moment, Temille was seen celebrating in front of the Zebbug supporters and the referee had no other option but to show him a red card.

Three minutes after the restart, a shot by Muchardi was turned into a corner by Naxxar keeper Azzopardi.

Naxxar made it 3-0 on fifty eight minutes when Santos Silva after receiving from Captain Victor Bellia, shot past Bartolo for his second of the game.

Naxxar kept going forward and on the 65th minute, Gilmar beat Lee Galea with a powerful run and placed the ball into the net to finish a fine individual effort and make it 4-0 for the Lions.

Naxxar: Azzopardi (Pecorella 84’), Scicluna, Temille, Bellia, Del Negro, Da Silva Ribeiro (Vella 78’), Doffo, Fenech (Falzon 74’), Buhagiar, Santos Silva, Bruce

Zebbug: Bartolo, Camilleri, Galea, Barbetti, Borg, Bartolo, Muchardi, Zammit (Ciantar 59’), Yussuf, Britto, Montebello (Reano 76’)

Referee: Clayton Pisani

BOV Man of the Match: Jorge Santos Silva