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5^th February 2012

Balzan Youths FC 0 - Birkirkara FC 4

In this encounter between neighbours Balzan Youths and Birkirkara, Birkirkara emerged sure winners with a 4 - 0 result. With this win they moved to fourth place while Balzan remained in sixth place (two points behind Birkirkara). For this game Balzan had Jamie Pace and Renie Forace missing due to injuries while Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza made his debut for Birkirkara.

this was not the day for Balzan as Birkirkara rose to the occasion and were in control of the game from the very start. Birkirkara took the lead on the 13^th minute when, after a good run, Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza served well Shola Shodiya Haruna who gave no chance to goalkeeper Matthew Camilleri to save his powerful shot from an ideal position. On the other side, Martin Deanov had two attempts to goal on the 23^rd and 32^ndminute. The first one, after being served by Pedrinho, finishing high and the second, a header off a cross by Anthony Eviparker, which was well saved by goalkeeper Reuben Gauci. On the 40^thminute Camilleri turned into a corner a shot by Mifsud Triganza, after being connecting a cross by Jorge Santos Silva. Two minutes before half time, Birkirkara doubled the score. Silva dribbled past a defender and managed to serve Mifsud Triganza who made no mistake to beat Camilleri.

Four minutes in the second half, Balzan could have reduced the score but Nikola Tasic headed the ball just high, after being served by Clifton Ciantar. On the 55^th minute Jorge Santos Silva saw his shot partially saved by goalkeeper Camilleri and Mifsud Triganza finished it home but the goal was disallowed, as the latter was in offside position. Birkirkara increased the score to 3 - 0 on the 69^th minute when Haruna served Silva whose low shot, from the edge of the box, goalkeeper Camilleri failed to save. On the 78^th minute, A direct free-kick by Pedrinho ended inches away from the upright. On the 83^rd minute Clifton Ciantar cleared the danger off the line when Silva took a shot to goal, after rounding goalkeeper Camilleri. One minute into the added time, Birkirkara sealed the issue at 4 - 0 when substitute Michael Camilleri connected a direct free-kick taken by Shaun Bajada and headed the ball past Camilleri.

BALZAN YOUTHS FC: Matthew Camilleri, Roderick Farrugia (Bjorn Bondin 25'), Clifton Ciantar, Bledjon Guga, Yessous Camilleri, Jonathan Francica (Miguel Ciantar 41'), Dylan Grima, Nikola Tasic, Pedro dos Santos Calcado, Martin Deanov, Anthony Eviparker (Lydon Micallef 72').

BIRKIRKARA FC: Reuben Gauci, Rodrigo Pereira, Gareth Sciberras, Joseph Zerafa, Shaun Bajada, Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza (Moises Avila Peres 73'), Jorge Santos Silva, Paul Fenech (Fabian Zammit 89'), Shola Shodiya Haruna (Michael Camilleri 84'), Ryan Camenzuli, Angus Buhagiar.

Referee : Mario Apap