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First victories for Attard and Gudja in Second Division League

Tuesday, 10 October 2017, 22:31 Last update: about 8 years ago
Attard finally registered their first win of the season when they beat St George's by two goals to one in the first match at the Sirens Stadium.

Matthew Bajada gave them the lead on 10 minutes with Firaz Aboulezz doubling on 58 minutes. Glenn Brincat pulled one back for St George's on 78 minutes.

Gudja United also registered their first win when they thrashed Luqa St Andrew's by four goals to nil. The goals came from Nicholas Zammit 27', Jean Claude Cesare 52', a Christian Cassar penalty on  68' and Joseph Chetcuti on 82'

Mgarr United also continued their revival with a 3-2 victory over Marsaxlokk. Lazar Doric put Mgarr ahead after 22 minutes with Clayton Borg making it 2-0 after 27 minutes. Doric made it 3-0 after 61 minutes with Marsaxlokk making a game out of it through an Alan Tabone penalty on 71 minutes and a goal by Andre Cassar 11 minutes from time.

Fgura United rose to the top of the table when they beat fellow contenders St Lucia by three goals to two in an exciting encounter at the Luxol Stadium. Cleavon Frendo gave Fgura the lead on 17 minutes with Abeeb Williams doubling on 77 minutes. Gilbert Martin seemed to have secured the points on 78 minutes but two late goals from Gaynor Damato and Steve Meilak on 84 and 88 minutes made a game out of the encounter.

Birzebbugia St Peters also rose to the top of the table when they beat Kalkara by three goals to two in the first match at the Centenary Stadium. Didier Sohna gave Birzebbugia the lead on 36 minutes but two goals from Christopher Cuschieri on 45 minutes and Justin Felice on 64 minutes put Kalkara ahead. A brace by Ronnie Celeste on 80 and 81 minutes turned the game in favour of the Saints.

Swieqi United returned to winning ways whne they beat Siggiewi by two goals to nil in the second match at the Luxol Stadium. Nicholas Schembri opened the scoring two minutes before half time with Shaun Bugeja adding another on 70 minutes.

Results

Kalkara-Birzebbuga SP 2-3

Mgarr U-Marsaxlokk 3-2

Fgura U-St Lucia          3-2

Swieqi U-Siggiewi        2-0

St. George's-Attard     1-2

Luqa SA-Gudja            0-4


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