Hibernians return top in women’s league, wins for Mġarr and Swieqi

HIBERNIANS 6-0 SAN ĠWANN
Joelma 26, 83; Alexis Espitia 35, 41; Yolande Attard 48; Rodianne Zerafa 74.

Hibernians returned top in the Assikura Women’s League after a comfortable win against San Ġwann.

Brazilian playmaker Joelma continued to find the net for the Paolites, grabbing a brace which propelled her at the top of league’s scoring charts with eight goals.

Alexis Espitia also scored twice, to follow up from last week’s goal against Birkirkara – her first of the season.

Yolande Attard and Rodianne Zerafa scored the other goals for Hibernians who are now on 16 points.

San Ġwann, on their part, remain on six points after six outings.

HIBERNIANS
E. Harrington (67 M. Muscat); N. Geren, A. Galea (79 I. Psaila), J. Dimech, K. Chetcuti, M. Borg (55 L. Ayres), N. Sciberras, I. Farrugia (67 S. Farrugia), A. Espitia (55 R. Zerafa), Joelma.
Coach: Kenneth Costantino.

SAN ĠWANN
J. Caruana; S. Bartolo (46 Y. Attard), A. Rapa, N. Kobayashi, N. Attard (83 T. Axiak), H. Russell, O. Mhalli, S. Gheiti (70 M. Oliver), N. Blundell, F. Al Girbi, J. Falzon.
Coach: Julian Camilleri.

Referee: Sanu Joy.

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MĠARR UNITED 5-0 LIJA ATHLETIC
Rebecca Bajada 24, Veronique Mifsud 40, Yanina Mendez 45, Valeria Villegas 71, Elisa Xuereb 82.

Mġarr United moved to 12 points after hitting five past Lija Athletic in Friday’s match.

Five different goalscorers grabbed the goals for the Greens with Rebecca Bajada drawing first blood.

Veronique Mifsud and Yanina Mendez added two more goals to put Mġarr three goals up at half-time.

After the break, Valeria Villegas and Elisa Xuereb produced two more goals to wrap up the win for Mġarr.

Lija Athletic are on six points after six league games.

MĠARR UNITED
P. Ebejer; A. Camilleri, M. Debono (75 D. Ebejer), V. Mifsud (65 R. Borg), Y. Carella, L. Cefai, V. Villegas, Y. Mendez (65 E. Xuereb), R. Bajada (66 M. Mizzi), B. Borg (75 J. Egging), A. Grech.
Coach: Ryan Vella.

LIJA ATHLETIC
C. Pisani; S. Bouzid, N. Zarb Cousin, S. Caruana, S. Bugeja, E. Marmara (64 K. Grech), K. Pantalleresco, M. Schembri, R. Mifsud (64 I. Bacaicoa), L. Micallef, V. Honorio.
Coach: Jethron Azzopardi.

Referee: Stefania Bonnici.

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MTARFA 0-9 SWIEQI UNITED
Salamatu Abdulai 1; Rafanny 21; Paula Ciappara 37 og.; Jade Flask 38, 53, 57, 64; Shona Zammit 84; Maria Vella 90.

Swieqi United scored nine past Mtarfa to move to 12 points in the Assikura Women’s League.

Jade Flask scored four goals for the Owls including a second-half trick.

The other goals were recorded by Salamatu Abdulai, Rafanny, a Paula Ciappara own goal, Shona Zammit and Maria Vella.

Mtarfa continue in their pursuit to find their first points of the season.

MTARFA
M. Abdilla; C. Versteegh, S. Ghigo, N. Espinel. E. Csik, A. Fenech, E. Borg, K. Ciappara (73 S. Falzon), E. Farrugia, P. Ciappara (73 K. Camilleri), R. Zammit.
Coach: Gaetano Papaleo.

SWIEQI UNITED
C. Borg; T. Scicluna, E. Micallef (77 S. Mallia), S. Urpani (46 M. Cachia), J. Flask, S. Abdula (62 T. Falzon), S. Zammit, Rafanny (62 M. Vella), J. Schembri (77 I. Abela), M. Conti.
Coach: Dorianne Theuma.

Referee: Petkovska Beti.

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STANDINGS

Hibernians 16; Birkirkara 13; Mġarr United, Swieqi United 12; Lija Athletic, San Ġwann 6; Valletta 4; Mtarfa 0.