Mġarr United, Hibernians share point apiece in women’s league

MĠARR UNITED 0-0 HIBERNIANS

Mġarr United and Hibernians fired blanks in the women’s league highlight clash this weekend.

Both teams had won their opening games as they are now on four points after a couple of outings.

The two teams created important chances to try and snatch the three points, but ultimately they could not find a breakthrough to leave champions Birkirkara alone on top with six points.

MĠARR UNITED
G. D’Antuono; A. Camilleri, M. Debono, V. Mifsud, Y. Carella (73 A. Grech), L. Cefai, R. Bajada, A. Villegas, Y. Mendez, V. Villegas, B. Borg.
Coach: Ryan Vella.

HIBERNIANS
E. Harrington; N. Geren, C. Ellul, J. Dimech. A. Busuttil, K. Chetcuti, M. Borg (86 R. Zerafa), L. Ayres (54 Joelma), N. Sciberras, I. Farrugia (68 Y. Attard), A. Espitia.
Coach: Kenneth Costantino.

Referee: Luca Grech.

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SWIEQI UNITED 3-0 VALLETTA
Rafanny 70 pen., Emma Xuereb 83, Sabrin Blihi og 90

Swieqi United bounced back from their season opener defeat to clinch their first three points of the season.

The Owls, though, had to wait until the 70th minute to forge ahead through a Rafanny penalty.

Late in the game, then, Swieqi extended their lead with two more goals from Emma Xuereb and Sabrin Blihi own goal.

Dorianne Theuma, Swieqi coach, handed a debut to American midfielder Nicola Lebakos and North Macedonia player Eva Koneva in this match.

On the other hand, Valletta had Cisse Fatoumata, of France, featuring for the first time for the Citizens.

SWIEQI UNITED
P. Araujo; E. Micallef, S. Urpani, E. Xuereb, S. Zammit, Rafanny, N. Lebakos (46 T. Scicluna), J. Schembri (71 I. Abela), T. Falzon, M. Cachia, M. Vella (83 E. Koneva).
Coach: Dorianne Theuma.

VALLETTA
A. Mickaely; M. La Rosa, A. Aloisio, E. Martins, M. Sultana (73 A. Mifsud), L. Muscat (23 C. Fatoumata), S. Farrugia Sacco (60 C. Fatoumata), Y. Grech, S. Vella Barberi, M. De Oliveira, S. Blihi.
Coach: Jean Lopes.

Referee: Matthias Buttigieg.

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MTARFA 0-6 SAN ĠWANN
Tourki Chaimaa 4, 21; Hailey Russell 8, 32, 52; Maria Abdilla og 79

San Ġwann broke little sweat to beat Mtarfa and secure their first win of the season.

Summer signing Hailey Russell, who joined from Birkirkara, opened her San Ġwann as she scored a hat-trick.

Moroccan player Tourki Chaima scored a brace while the sixth was a Maria Abdilla own goal.

For San Ġwann, another new arrival was making her club debut in Nanako Kobayashi, also a former Birkirkara player.

MTARFA
D. Grech; D. Attard, K. Gribbon, E. Cszik, A. Fenech (12 S. Ghigo), J. Camilleri (46 K. Ciappara), E. Borg, M. Abdilla (88 K. Camilleri), P. Ciappara, R. Zammit.
Coach: Gaetano Papaleo.

SAN ĠWANN
G. Muscat; A. Rapa, N. Kobayashi, T. Chaimaa (88 C. Grixti), H. Russell, O. Mhalli, N. Blundell (88 T. Axiak), F. Al Girbi, N. Attard (66 S. Gheiti), K. Vella (66 Y. Attard), J. Falzon (80 T. Muscat).
Coach: Julian Camilleri.

Referee: Jo-Anna Vassallo.

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STANDINGS

BIRKIRKARA 6
MĠARR UNITED 4
HIBERNIANS 4
SWIEQI UNITED 3
SAN ĠWANN 3
LIJA ATHLETIC 1
VALLETTA 1
MTARFA 0