Birkirkara stretched before scoring victory

BIRKIRKARA: 3 TARXIEN RAINBOWS: 1 After a desperate three-match spell which cost them seven out of a possible of nine points, Birkirkara reclaimed their positive touch after overcoming the obstacle presented by Tarxien Rainbows in a match which had them stretching all their resources before finally getting the victory. The only incidents of note in the opening period were efforts by Frank Temile, earlier on which swept past the right hand post and Dimitrov whose low effort was easily parried by Andrea Cassar, the Tarxien goalkeeper. Just on half-time, Dimitrov served Vito Plut on the left flank who hammered a low shot that was stopped by the post. On 49 minutes, Dimitrov hit a free-kick over the bar but still Birkirkara remained largely unconvincing with their moves never really flourishing beyond the half-way mark. On the hour mark, Birkirkara introduced Matteo Desira Buttigieg, believed to be the last trump card up Besel's sleeve in a bid to generate fresh drive in attack. It was Christian Bubalovic, who had the best chance to fire his team in front after 73 minutes but he skied his shot high and wide from just outside the box. Yet, Desira Buttigieg's huge influence on...

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