BOV 2nd Division - Matchday 1 Round-Up

BIRŻEBBUĠA LIONS 3-0 MQABBA ALBIONS Birżebbuġa Lions secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over Mqabba Albions at the Żebbuġ Ground, with all three points sealed through goals from Emerson Galea, Liam Brincat and Shaun Galea. Emerson Galea broke the deadlock in the 24th minute to give Birżebbuġa a 1-0 advantage at the interval. The Lions then strengthened their grip on the contest after the restart, with Brincat doubling their lead on 61 minutes before Shaun Galea added the third eight minutes later. Ryan Debono was named man of the match as Birżebbuġa completed a convincing victory without conceding. ST ANDREW'S EVOLUTION 0-3 MARSA LIONS Oussama Boutayeb produced a hat-trick as Marsa Lions registered an emphatic 3-0 victory over St Andrew’s Evolution at the St Venera Ground. Boutayeb opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time to send Marsa into the break with a one-goal advantage. He struck again in the 55th minute, converting from Ayoub Assim’s assist, before completing his hat-trick from the penalty spot in added time. The three-goal display also earned Boutayeb the man-of-the-match award as Marsa claimed a comprehensive win. TIGNE FOOTBALL AMIGOS CLUB 3-3 FGURA LIEDNA Tigné Football Amigos and Fgura Liedna shared the spoils following an entertaining 3-3 draw at the Żebbuġ Ground, with Fgura recovering from a two-goal deficit to salvage a point. Koduah Ahenkan Yaw put Fgura ahead in the 21st minute, but Tigné responded almost immediately through Ashton Ohaka. Uche Emmanuel Afegbua then struck in the 29th minute to send Tigné into half-time 2-1 ahead, before scoring again shortly after the restart to make it 3-1. Fgura refused to fold, however. Wesley Agbor Enow reduced the deficit on 50 minutes before Tirado Said Julian Capacho completed the comeback six minutes later, earning Fgura a 3-3 draw. Capacho was subsequently named man of the match. BIRKIRKARA AFC 4-0 MELLIEĦA UNITED Birkirkara AFC produced a dominant second-half display to overcome Mellieħa United 4-0 at the Żebbuġ Ground. The sides went into half-time goalless, but Birkirkara took control shortly after the restart. Odo Dickson Ugochukwu struck twice, opening the scoring in the 40th minute before doubling the advantage eight minutes later. Romarjo Hajdari then took centre stage, scoring in the 52nd and 61st minutes to complete the rout. His brace earned him the man-of-the-match award as Birkirkara turned a tight contest into an emphatic four-goal victory.