BOV Premier League | Gżira United 3 – St. Andrews 2

St. Andrews started well and nearly went ahead on the 6th minute. Joseph Farrugia hit a shot which Jurgen Borg parried onto the posts and into a corner.

Despite losing this opportunity, St. Andrews scored the opening on goal of the match on the 13th minute. Both Enmy Pena Beltre and Ziga Kastrevec attempted shots on target that were blocked. Aidan Friggieri took hold of the ball and finished past Borg.

The Maroons managed to score the equalising goal in the additional time given by the referee prior to half time. Andrew Cohen sent a cross towards Louis Rene Zome whose effort ended up inside the net.

St. Andrews regained the lead on the 50th minute. Clifford Gatt Baldacchino handled the ball inside the penalty area and the referee whistled for a penalty. From the spot kick, Ivan Paz made no mistake.

Gżira restored equilibrium again on the 61st minute through another penalty. Michael Johnson handled the ball inside the penalty area and the referee signalled another penalty. From the eleven metres mark, Cohen finished home to score his second goal wearing Gżira’s shirt.

On the 85th minute, Gżira managed to score the winning goal when Juan Carloas Corbalan hit a strong shot that gave Jake Galea no chance.

Gżira United  starting line-up: Jurgen Borg, Jacob Borg, Ian Azzopardi, Clifford Gatt Baldacchino, Andrew Cohen, Juan Carlos Corbalan, Moises Avila Perez, Louis Rene Zome, Gianmarco Conti, Antonio de Queiroz Machedo Neto, Ige Abdullahi Adeshina.

St. Andrews starting line-up: Jake Galea, Enmy Pena Beltre, Felix Udoh, Bong Won Che, Michael Johnson, Nenad Belacevic, Joseph Farrugia, Godwin Mckay, Ziga Kastrevec, Ivan Paz, Aidan Friggieri.

Referee: Philip Farrugia
Assistant Referees: Alan Camilleri, Peter Abela
Fourth Official: Eman Grech
BOV Player of the Match: Ivan Paz (St. Andrews)