BOV Premier League | Birkirkara 3 – Tarxien Rainbows 1

Birkirkara had a good chance on the 45th minute when Srdjan Dimitrov found Vito plut whose effort hit the woodwork.

The stripes went close once more on the 50th minute. From a free kick, Dimitrov saw his effort going slightly high.

Besek’s side kept pushing forward and had another good chance on the 73rd minute. Christian Bubalovic hit a shot that went centimetres wide of the post.

Birkirkara went ahead on the 82nd minute. Matteo Desira Buttigieg was brought down inside the penalty area and the referee pointed to the spot. From the eleven metres mark, Vito Plut finished past the Tarxien goalkeeper.

Dimitrov doubled the score for Birkirkara six minutes later. From a free kick, the Serbian saw his shot taking a deflection off the wall before finishing inside the net.

On the 90th minute, Birkirkara scored their third goal. In his attempts to clear Plut’s cross, Matthew Tabone sent the ball inside his net.

Tarxien reduced the margin of the score in the additional time given by the referee. Triston Caruana fired a stunning shot from outside the penalty area that ended up inside the net past Miloslav Kopric.

Birkirkara starting line-up: Miroslav Kopric, Christian Bubalovic, Gareth Sciberras, Mislav Andjelkovic, Srdjan Dimitrov, Vito Plut, Nikola Vukanac, Frank Temile, Joseph Zerafa, Cain Attard, Ryan Scicluna.

Tarxien Rainbows starting line-up: Andrea Cassar, Julian Galea, Triston Caruana, Daniel Ponce de Leon Garcia, Alex Nilsson, Sergio Fernandez Prendes, Daniel Zerafa, Alex da Paixao Alves, Matthew Tabone, Sacha Borg, Claudio Daniel Frances.

Referee: Etienne Mangion

Assistant referees: Alan Camilleri, Thomas Debono

Fourth official: Alan Mario Sant

BOV player of the match: Triston Caruana (Tarxien Rainbows)