Nine-men Under-17s Team lose to St. Andrew's

by Ayrton Galea - 12th March 2017

Birkirkara FC Under-17's Team suffered their second consecutive defeat in the APS Bank Under-17's League, when they ended up playing with nine players in the first-half and lost to leaders St. Andrew's FC with a 5-2 score.

St. Andrew's surged ahead early in the match but Ayrton Attard made the score level. However, in space of three minutes, Lian Formosa and Nick Farrugia where sent off, leaving the Stripes with nine men.

With a numerical advantage, St. Andrew's scored four without reply to make sure of the victory, before Carlo Zammit Lonardelli scored a consolation goal for the Stripes. By this result, St. Andrew's opened a comfortable seven-point lead on top of the table.

BIRKIRKARA: Amara Sylla, Lian Formosa, Neil Friggieri, Carlo Zammit Lonardelli, Michele Vella (70' Chris Mula), Paul Mbong (62' Braden Calleja), Briam Mifsud (67' Ethan Lethdrige), Glenn Attard, Nick Farrugia, Ayrton Attard (78' Jean Paul Baldaccinho), Karl Caruana (55' Sebastian Grech).

Red Cards: Lian Formosa, Nick Farrugia (Birkirkara).

Scorers: Ayrton Attard, Carlo Zammit Lonardelli (Birkirkara).

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