Nanapere’s last gasp equaliser keeps Zejtun hoping

Mqabba 1 Zejtun C 1

Saturday Nanapere scored a last gasp equaliser to keep Zejtun hoping for a third place finish. The direct match against Mqabba only came to life in the second half when Mqabba forged ahead with an Ojoula header.

Zejtun made a good forcing but were rarely effective in front of goal until Nanapere’s finish. The result practically leaves Zejtun with an outside chance.

The match failed to live to its expectations in the first half and was rather boring to watch. Zejtun were the better team in the opening 20 minutes but Mqabba dominated play for the rest of the first half.

Scoring chances were however very rare with Castano going near for Zejtun with a beautiful shot on the trun brilliantly saved by Debono. On 34 minutes Mqabba had their best move with Chimezie winning the ball in midfiedk before passing towards Michael Borg who in turn passed towards Karl Cutajar whose effort slightly missed the target.

Six minutes from the break Zejtun goalkeeper Zarb saved his side when he blocked a close range header from Del Negro.

Four minutes into the second half Mqabba took the lead when from a Cutajar freekick, Noah Ojuola headed beautifully home. Zejtun now threw everything in attack but Mqabba defended with all their might.

Four minutes from time Debono saved his side when he blocked Ryan Dalli’s close range effort and on the other end substitut Lyden Micallef missed a sitter in front of goal. On 90 minutes Zejtun saved the game when Yessous Camilleri headed towards Saturday Nanapere who hammered home from close range.

Mqabba: J. Debono, N. Ojoula, M. Borg, G. Gesualdi, B. Muscat, K. Cutajar, P. Chimezie, R. Tanti, R. Mandic, G. Micallef (L. Micallef 72 min), M. Del Negro.

Żejtun C: D. Zarb, A. Carabott, N. Tabone, C. Giordemaina, J.A. Castano (S. Nanapere 67 min), D. Albanese, G. Sultana (B. Farrugia 57 min), R. Dalli, A. Smeir, O. Elhussieny (J. Sato 55 min), Y. Camilleri.

Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann