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Blacks's progress in the
G.F.A. Cup continues
October
28
Ghajnsielem F.C. beat Sannat Lions in the
quarter-final of the G.F.A. Cup with a solid all-round performance. Jerry
Ogbuleke gave Ghajnsielem the lead late in the first half. Captain Joseph
Attard sealed the tie in the dying minutes of the match when he tapped
home the rebound from a penalty shot he had taken, which had been saved by
the Sannat keeper. Nadur Youngsters beat Victoria Hotspurs 2-1 in the
other quarter-final tie played today. On Saturday, S.K. Victoria Wanderers
beat Kercem Ajax 2-0 and Oratory Youths beat Gharb Rangers 3-1 in
preliminary round matches.
G.F.A. Cup preliminary
round matches
October
14
Qala St. Joseph beat St. Lawrence Spurs
2-0 and Zebbug Rovers beat Munxar Falcons 3-2 in two more preliminary
matches of the G.F.A. Cup.
Blacks nearly blow it
October
13
Ghajnsielem F.C. nearly threw away their
G.F.A. Cup preliminary round match against second division side Xewkija
Tigers. Tarik Belhaj gave the Blacks the lead late in the first half from
the penalty spot. Joseph Attard doubled the score ten minutes into the
second half. Then two minutes of madness saw the Blacks concede two goals,
scored by Rodney Buttigieg and Christian Bugeja. The Blacks had been
playing with ten men from the opening minutes of the match, after Haruna
Doda was sent off by referee Sammy Attard for retaliation. The match went
into extra-time and penalties. Nikola Slavchev, Brian Meilak, Charles
Mercieca, Joseph Attard and Martin Cremona scored for the Blacks from the
penalty spot. Larry Buttigieg's penalty was saved by Grima. Christian
Bugeja, Joseph Cefai, Josef Xerri and Paul Rapa scored for Xewkija Tigers.
Victor Agius saved from Saviour Farrugia and Joe Azzopardi. Ghajnsielem
won the match 5-4 on penalties. Earlier Victoria Hotspurs beat Xaghra
United 2-0 in the preliminary round of the same competition.
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Blacks fight back to grab
an unlikely point
October
4
Captain Joseph Attard inspired the Blacks
to a thrilling comeback in their match against Xaghra United. Ghajnsielem
fell two goals behind in the first half (John Camilleri and Joseph Galea)
and looked completely out of the contest. The Blacks, however, fought back
and were good value for their two goals scored by newcomer Haruna Doda and
Larry Buttigieg. In the nightcap, Sannat Lions beat Kercem Ajax 3-2.
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Red hot Spurs
October
3
Victoria Hotspurs beat Qala St. Joseph 3-1
to make it three wins out of three of leap back into sole possession of
first place in the G.F.A. First Division.
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