Mġarr United   0  :  1   Lija Athletic 

H.T.: 0 : 0

  

  

 

 
 

:: Lija A. start campaign with a hard-fought win ::

  

  Match Report »

  • Lija Athletic forgot all about their dismal showing in the II/III Knock-Out as new coach Patrick Zammit had a winning debut with the Athletic. His team managed to obtain the three points in a very difficult match against Mġarr United.

  • Mġarr played the better football during the first period, and after 16 minutes a Josef Micallef free-kick was well saved by Luke Bonnici, the Lija keeper.

  • Five minutes later, L. Bonnici blocked a shot by Matthew Muscat and Mġarr then just missed the target off attempts by Steve Aquilina and Neil Busuttil.

  • Gradually Lija settled down and just before the end of the first period, Lija won a free-kick which was taken by Martin Camilleri. Michael Mangion's header was then somehow kept out by keeper Luca Grech.

  • After the change of ends, Mġarr continued to assume the initiative with Matthew Muscat being denied by Bonnici in the 52nd minute.

  • However, it was Lija who struck on 75 minutes, when an Andrč Scicluna header flew into the net.

  • Late on, Beppe Antignolo almost sealed it for Lija, but his effort was stopped by Grech.

 

 Scorers »

  75' Andrč Scicluna (Lija Athletic)

 

 Formations »

 MĠARR  L. Grech, A. Muscat (78' D. Muscat), A. Portelli, C. Muscat, W. Camilleri, C. Gauci (86' L. Muscat), M. Muscat, S. Camilleri, J. Micallef, S. Aquilina (61' B. Deguara), N. Busuttil.

 LIJA  L. Bonnici, M. Mangion, M. Borg (84' C. Ciantar), D. Scerri, C. Pace, B. Antignolo, L. Cilia (77' A. Spiteri), I. Tarik (64' M. Cremona), J. P. Scerri, A. Scicluna, M. Camilleri.

 

Referee »

 Gordon Barbara

 

 Lija Athletic Player Of The Match »

 Christopher Pace (7)

 

 Next Fixture »

 12-Oct-2008 :: vs BIRŻEBBUĠA ST. PETER`S :: 09.00hrs. :: Centenary Stadium

 

  

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