MELITA-0, TARXIEN RAINBOWS-3
Daniel Mariano Bueno scored a first-half brace as Tarxien Rainbows beat relegation strugglers Melita 3-0 to secure a place in the Championship Pool.
With only two games left before the end of the first phase, Tarxien have opened up an unassailable lead over Balzan and Qormi, regardless of the result of the latter's match against Mosta in tomorrow's second match.
Melita would have moved out of the bottom two for the first time this season had they won today but they were no match for the Rainbows.
After a scrappy opening, it was Tarxien who created the first chance when Marco Tulio Lopes Silva crossed for Daniel Mariano Bueno whose header was saved by Karl Zahra, the Melita goalkeeper.
Midway into the second half, Tarxien opened the scoring. Andrezinho's free-kick was parried away by Zahra but the ball rolled to Bueno who fired home.Tarxien continued to play the better football. A dangerous Bueno effort was touched away by Zahra who rescued Melita again when beating away Justin Grioli's shot.
From the ensuing corner, on 31 minutes, Lopes Silva supplied a dangerous cross from the right, Ryan Sammut's header came off the woodwork but Bueno was again on...
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