LIJA ATHLETIC      0

BALZAN                 3

Effiong 30, Cadu 60 pen., Arab 71

Balzan opened a four-point lead at the top of the standings with a 3-0 win over Lija Athletic.

Balzan broke the stalemate on the half hour mark, when Alfred Effiong profited from a miscued clearance from Ousmane Sidibe and sprinted unimpeded towards goal before sending a cute lob over the stranded Luke Bonnici.

Balzan’s brisk start to the second half bore fruit on the hour mark.

Alex Alves showed his agility once again when breezing past a host of Lija players before being tripped by Lee Joe Schembri inside the box.

Cadu scored from the spot to make it 2-0.

Balzan landed the coup de grace on 71 minutes.

Effiong was prominent again when setting off on a typically run that took him past a number of Lija defenders before squaring the ball to Arab who placed a low shot behind Bonnici.

Standings provided by Sofascore LiveScore

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