BOV Premier League - Birkirkara FC 0-1 Hamrun Spartans FC

by Ayrton Galea - 14th March 2019

Birkirkara FC suffered a narrow defeat on Matchday 21 of the BOV Premier League when a goal by substitute Ryan Darmanin earned Hamrun Spartans FC a vital 1-0 victory.

In a match between two teams aspiring to secure a place in European football next season, Birkirkara and Hamrun Spartans produced a drab encounter with few scoring opportunities throughout the match.

However, the Spartans were rewarded for their persistence in the second half when they notched the winning goal nine minutes from time. Marco Criaco released substitute Ryan Darmanin and the latter drilled a well-placed shot past the Birkirkara goalkeeper, Kristijan Naumovski.

The Stripes failed to any sort of reaction and more woes followed as they finished the match with ten men. Midfielder Terence Agius hit his opponent without the ball, and he was shown a straight red card to leave his team with one player less for the final few moments.

Hamrun Spartans' Marco Criaco was named the BOV Player of the Match.

BIRKIRKARA: Kristijan Naumovski, Danilo Chapoval, Mislav Andelkovic (Mislav Andelkovic), Luke Montebello (77' Cain Attard), Johann Bezzina, Kurt Zammit, Eduardo Dos Santos, Nikola Vukanac, Michael Mifsud (59' Thiago Brito), Terence Agius, Marcelo Henrique.

HAMRUN SPARTANS: Manuel Bartolo, Enrico Pepe, Triston Caruana, Carlos Henneberg (67' Conor Borg), Wilfried Domaroud, Matthew Robert Gauci, Marco Criaco, Karl Micallef, Orestis Nikolopoulos, Caetano Calil, Kevin Tulmieri (77' Ryan Darmanin).

Referee: Malcolm Spiteri.
Assistant Referees: Jurgen Spiteri, Paul Apap.
Fourth Official: Ishmael Barbara.

Yellow Cards: 48' Luke Montebello, 75' Terence Agius (Birkirkara), 81' Ryan Darmanin, 90+2' Manuel Bartolo (Hamrun Spartans)

Scorers: 81' Ryan Darmanin (Hamrun Spartans)

BOV Player of the Match: Marco Criaco (Hamrun Spartans).

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