Kurt Zammit hands Birkirkara U19 crucial victory

by Ayrton Galea - 13th February 2014

Birkirkara Under-19's extended their impressive winning streak to twelve matches when a late goal by the striker Kurt Zammit handed the Stripes their twelfth consecutive victory, with a score of 1-0 score over Hibernians.

The Stripes maintained their unstoppable form by winning their twelfth straight victory in the league, and have now moved just five points away from winning the Youths title for the first time in the Club's history when they emerged as winners in a balanced match.

Once again, it was Kurt Zammit who scored the decisive goal as the promising youngster netted his thirteenth goal in just ten matches.

The match procved to be a balanced encounter with the Stripes enjoying large swaths of possession inside the first forty-five minutes, where they created several good scoring opportunities but which failed to be converted.

In the second half, Hibernians went out better and they piled-up pressure on the current leaders but the latter hold strong. When the good number of Birkirkara supporters that turned up for this match started to think the match was going end in a draw, Kurt Zammit had other ideas. He scored with brilliant volley from the edge of the box, much to the joy of the Birkirkara clan.

The Stripes held strong in the final minutes to clinch their impressive twelfth consecutive victory. They have now opened a much comfortable thirteen point lead at the top of the table. They will be facing Pieta Hotspurs on Thursday, 27 February in a decisive match that can see Birkirkara crowned as champions, if Valletta do not win their match.

First Eleven: Justin Tonna, Beppe Jaccarini, Dylan Aquilina, Leon Muscat, McAllisther Clinch, Jonathan Licari, Andrea Curmi, Roderick Taliana, Antoine Borg, Kurt Zammit, Russell Gatt De Raffaele.

Substitutes: Leon Zammit, Shawn Deguara, Christian Briffa.

Scorer: Kurt Zammit.

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