Match Report | Birkirkara Vs. Tarxien Rainbows

by Clayton Schembri - 7th March 2021

Birkirkara FC registered a comfortable victory on Saturday afternoon, with a very solid performance they defeated Tarxien Rainbows 3-0 and registered their second consecutive victory in the BOV Premier League.

The Stripes were streets ahead of their opponents throughout the ninety minutes and there was no doubt where the three points were going. With this victory Birkirkara remained in fourth place, four points ahead of Sliema Wanderers and reduced the gap to just two points from Gzira United.

Birkirkara went close on 31 minutes, when a Kurt Zammit cross found Yannick Yankam, but the latter's header ended wide.

Enrico Pepe rose high but headed wide a second-post corner kick by Paul Mbong just before half-time.

Coach Andre Paus introduced Federico Falcone at half-time as Birkirkara switched back to a four-man defence.

The move paid immediate dividends as two minutes into the second half the Stripes broke the deadlock, when Luke Montebello received the ball off an erratic clearance and hit low past goalkeeper Daniel Fernandes.

Tarxien almost equalised on 64 minutes, when Vito Plut squared the ball to the advancing Kooh Sohna who threw a dummy pass, but no player followed his move and the chance went begging.

However, five minutes later Birkirkara doubled the lead, when substitute Federico Falcone hit home from close range following a cross from Caio Prado.

The Stripes made it three in the 76 minute. Montebello`s high-pressing saw him winning possession before shooting across Fernandes and into the net.

BIRKIRKARA: Alessandro Guarnone, Enrico Pepe, Yannick Yankam (87' Glending Farrugia), Luke Montebello, Paul Mbong (82' Isaac Ntow), Kurt Zammit, Reginald Alidor, Francesco Verde (45' Federico Falcone), Cain Attard, Caio Prado, Oscar Mattias Carniello.

TARXIEN: Daneil Fernandes, Edison Bilbao Zarate (62' 62' Keith Attard), Darren Falzon (83' Dale Tabone), Matthew Spiteri, Vito Plut, Jurgen Debono (77' Cedric Zahra), Luke Sciberras, Ivan Edgardo Paz, Kyle Gatt, Raphael Kooh Sohna, Camilo Escobar.

Referee: Slobodan Petrovic
Assistant Referees: Paul Apap, Mark Ciantar
Fourth official: Malcolm Spiteri
Yellow Cards: Pepe, Zarate
BOV Player of the Match: Vito Plut

Photo by Brandon Bonett

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