BOV Premier League | Balzan 4 – Lija Athletic 3

Balzan went ahead on the 11th minute. Ryan Fenech went past two defenders and sent a shot that went inside the net.

Lija equalised on the 19th minute. Clive Brincat fouled Erjon Beu inside the penalty area and the referee signalled for a penalty. From the eleven metres mark, the Albanian player converted.

Joseph Galea’s side scored again on the 24th minute. Leejoe Schembri went on the left side before hitting a powerful drive past Ivan Janjusevic.

Balzan equalised on the 53rd minute. Ousmane Sidibe brought down paul Fenech inside the penalty area and referee ordered another penalty. From the penalty spot, substitute Bojan Kaljevic finished past Luke Bonnici.

However, Lija went ahead once more on the 59th minute. Beu delivered the ball towards Abubaker Bello-Osagie and the latter placed the ball behind Janjusevic.

Marko Micovic’s side equalised again on the 68th minute. Ryan Fenech served Bojan Kaljevic who finished home once more.

Balzan scored the winning goal three minutes from time through Alfred Effiong. Following a cross by Alex da Paixao Alves, the Maltese striker headed inside the net.

Balzan starting line-up: Ivan Janjusevic, Steve Bezzina, Michael Johnson, Alfred Effiong, Uros Ljubomirac, Ryan Fenech, Samir Arab, Clive Brincat, Paul Fenech, Carlos Eduardo De Fiori Mendes, Alex da Paixao Alves
Lija starting line-up: Luke Bonnici, Predrag Babic , Leon Muscat, Daniel Scerri, Erjon Beu, Leejoe Schembri, Antoine Borg, Abubakar Bello-Osagie, McAllister Clinch, Ousmane Sidibe, Djamel Leeflang

Referee: Laurent Kopriwa (Luxembourg)
Assistant Referees: Gilles Becker, Claude Ries (Luxembourg)
Fourth Official: Stefan Pace
BOV Player of the Match: Leejoe Schembri (Lija)