FLORIANA            2
 
Fontanella 1, 67
 
NAXXAR LIONS    0 
 

Mario Fontanella scored twice as Floriana defeated Naxxar Lions 2-0.  

Fontanella took just one minute to rifle the ball past a helpless Luan Polli Gomes on his debut. 

Despite Floriana’s superiority, Naxxar did have chances to restore parity. Yuri Messias hit a low free-kick straight at Matthew Grech, the Floriana goalkeeper. 

Messias was again blocked from close range, after the break, when Grech had to dive full length to turn away his effort.

Olivier Spiteri’s tactical plan was thrown into disarray when Floriana scored a second after 67 minutes.

A freekick was whipped at the far post by Mauricio Vella and Fontanella, headed the ball past Polli Gomes.

Fontanella had an effort hooked off the line by Ryan Gilmour Cassar who denied the Italian striker a hat-trick in stoppage time.

BOV Player of the match: Mario Fontanella (Floriana).

Standings provided by Sofascore LiveScore

 

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