Pembroke move to safer waters

Football - BOV First Division

Pembroke A Qrendi 2 1

Pembroke beat Qrendi with two first half goals to earn an important victory that lands them in safer waters. Pembroke wrapped the match in the first half scoring an early goal through Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza and doubled the score just before the break through Priso.

However Qrendi, who have nothing more to claim in their first ever experience in this category, gave a very good figth in the second half, pushing Pembroke inside their own half and going close on several occassions. They managed to pull one back late in the game but failed to snatch an equaliser to suffer the seventh defeat of the season.

Qrendi had the first chance with a Santos da Hora grounder just missing the base of the upright. Two minutes later Pembroke broke the deadlock when Misan passed towards Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza who slotted home from close range.

Qrendi falied to react and Pembroke controlled the match with ease till the 37th minute when the Pembroke goalkeeper was called in action to save long range effort from da Hora. Just before the break Pembroke doubled the score when Njongo Priso’s shot was partially saved by the Qrendi goalkeeper and from the rebound the same Priso fired home.

Qrendi took full control of the match in the second half but only scored on 82 minutes when they were awarded a penalty for a handling infringement, a penalty that was converted in style by Dhonatthan Santos da Hora.

Pembroke A: K. Gerada, C. Alves de Souza, M.A. Borg, Z. Grech, A. Hili, M. Mifsud, D. Cachia (N. Grech 81 min), T. Fenech, N. Priso (A. Giloga 90 min), J.P. Mifsud Triganza, I. Misan.

Qrendi: J. Azzopardi, D. Zarb, D. Martini (J.C. Martins da Silva 54 min), E. Amaira, A. Agius, K. Abela, S. Nakmura, D. Sammut, Z. Bowman, D. Santos da Hora, T. D’Amato.

Referee: Ishmael Barbara