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Lija Athletic end dull season on a positive note
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Match
Report
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Both
teams ended their league commitments for the season of 2007-2008, but Melita still have to play in the
Knock-Out final against Balzan Youths later on this month. Beppe
Antignolo and Lydon Cilia were the inspiration behind Lija's win.
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Lija went close early
on through Andrč Scicluna and Andrč Cachia, with Melita responding
with a Luke Micallef effort that flashed wide. A lob by Julian Galea
seemed destined to reach the back of the net but the ball was
stopped by Scicluna.
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Andrč Scicluna broke the
deadlock for Lija just before half-time following a good move by
Antignolo.
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Seconds later, Melita drew level when
their Luke Micallef headed
in from a cross by Jonathan Mifsud.
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In the first half added-time, Lija were
awarded a penalty for a foul by David Azzopardi on Cachia, however Antignolo's shot was saved by Sapiano.
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Melita opened well
after the change of ends, but it was Lija who regained the lead on 56
minutes, through an excellent goal scored by Lydon Cilia following an Antignolo square pass.
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Melita, who could have
gone temporarily at the top of the standings with a victory, made it
two-all on 61 minutes, thanks to a Matthew Borg goal.
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However, eight
minutes from time Lija scored the winning goal through substitute
Hubert Friggieri, following good work by L. Cilia.
Scorers
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44' |
Andrč Scicluna
(Lija Athletic) |
45' |
Luke Micallef
(Melita) |
56' |
Lydon Cilia
(Lija Athletic) |
61' |
Matthew Borg
(Melita) |
82' |
Hubert Friggieri
(Lija Athletic) |
Formations
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LIJA
J.
Caruana, A.
Cachia, M. Mangion, A. Ellul, D. Scerri,
A. Medati (70' D.
Mizzi), B. Antignolo, L. Cilia, D. Gauci
(76' H. Friggieri), A. Scicluna, J. P. Scerri.
MELITA
M. Sapiano, J. Mifsud (68'
L. Fenech),
D. Azzopardi, G. Gribbon, D. Gravino,
B. Bondin, M. Hyzler, M.
Borg, J. Galea, G. DeGabriele (73' J. Vassallo),
L. Micallef.
Referee
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Kevin
Azzopardi
Lija
Athletic
Player
Of
The
Match
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Beppe
Antignolo
(8)
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