BOV Premier League | Floriana 1 – Birkirkara 1
Floriana and Bikirkara earned a point each after Vito Plut’s goal for the stripes was cancelled out by Nicolas Chiesa.
4 November 2016, 10:18pm
Warren Zammit
Warren Zammit
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Enrico Pepe of Floriana in action during their match against Birkirkara. Photo: Dominic Borg
Birkirkara went ahead after seventeen minutes. From a corner, Srdjan Dimitrov sent a cross inside the penalty area that was met by Plut who finished past Haber.
Floriana pushed for an equaliser in the second half and were close on the 58th minute. Mario Fontanella went on the right flank and delivered the ball towards Ignacio Varela. The Argentine fired a shot that was blocked by Kopric. Rebound fell for Jurgen Pisani who saw his effort hitting the post.
Despite missing this chance, Floriana’s efforts paid off two minutes later. From Jurgen Pisani’s cross, Chiesa headed the ball inside the net to level the score.
Floriana starting line-up: Justin Haber, Andre Scicluna, Enrico Pepe, Enzo Ruiz, Steve Pisani, Maurizio Vella, Jurgen Pisani, Alex Cini, Nicolas Chiesa, Mario Fontanella, Ryan Camenzuli.
Birkirkara starting line-up: Miroslav Korpic, Christian Bubalovic, Gareth Sciberras, Rowen Muscat, Srdjan Dimitrov, Vito Plut, Nikola Vukanac, Frank Temile, Joseph Zerafa, Cain Attard, Ryan Scicluna.
Referee: Fyodor Zammit
Assistant Referees: Luke Portelli, Sammy Attard
Fourth Official: Mario Apap
BOV Player of the Match: Ryan Camenzuli (Floriana)
