Obiefule makes Dingli pay penalty

Dingli - 1, Hamrun - 2

Dingli only had themselves to blame as their brave battle against Hamrun ended in the 64th minute when Roderick Briffa gave away a foul on Mark Anthony Bonnici as the Spartans made them pay penalty.

Hamrun opened the score after eight minutes, Mangion’s pass found Obinna Obiefule scuttling into the inside-right channel and he placed the ball across goal to provide Marcelo Pereira with the simplest of tap-ins.

Dingli levelled after 35 minutes, when from an Etienne Farrugia’s free-kick, Dylan Zarb thundered a powerful shot straight at the wall but the ball fell invitingly to Roderick Spiteri who sent a rasping shot into the back of the net from close-range.

But on 74 minutes, Dingli lost all of sense of discipline when Roderick Briffa needlessly gave away a foul in the box when he hauled to the ground Bonnici. Referee Glenn Tonna pointed to the spot and Obeifule showed no nerves as he converted the penalty with aplomb to hand Hamrun victory.