HIBERNIANS                 3

Apap 17; Degabriele 23; Muritala 90

LEVADIA TALLINN        2

Ugge 87; Agyiri 90

HIBERNIANS

I. Kone, Z. Grech, G. Llerna, R. Soares, F. Apap, D. Vella, J. Grech (77 A. Attard), A. Diakite, G. Izquier, J. Degabriele, T. Groothusen (77 Y. Muritala).

LEVADIA TALLINN

K. Vallner, A. Pikk, M. Mitrovic, M. Ugge, R. Peetson (77 I. Antonov), B. Lepistu, M. Putincanin, M. Roosnupp, Z. Beglarishvili (77 M. Velijev), E. Agyiri, Liliu (52 R. Kirss).

Referee Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)

Yellow cards Z. Grech, Lepistu, Llerna.

Hibernians hold the edge in their UEFA Conference League tie against Estonian side Levadia Tallinn as the Malta champions battled to a 3-2 win at the Centenary Stadium.

Defender Ferdinando Apap enjoyed an excellent return to the side when he headed the Paolites ahead on 17 minutes before Jurgen Degabriele, fresh from his MFA Player of the Year Award success, grabbed a second goal to put the Paolites firmly in control.

Levadia Tallinn managed to pull a goal back three minutes from time through Maximilian Ugge but the Paolites soon restored their two-goal lead through new signing Yunusa Muritala.

But the Maltese side failed to see off the remaining minutes as Agyiri scored a crucial second goal for Levadia deep into stoppage time that keeps the tie firmly open ahead of next week’s match in the Estonian capital.

Hibernians coach Andrea Pisanu restored the returning Ferdinando Apap back to his starting formation as the Malta international defender served his two-match ban and made his first appearance for the club in this season’s UEFA club competitions.

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