Floriana turn the tide in second half

FLORIANA 2

Busuttil 27, Keqi 53

TARXIEN RAINBOWS 1

Murillo 24

League leaders Floriana yesterday had to bank on their character and eventually on their flourishing skills to overcome the pressure after going in arrears and bag three valuable points at the expense of dangerous customers Tarxien.

Floriana were legitimate winners. However, Tarxien should be given credit for a sound collective performance which belies their position in the standings.

A tottering take-off was completely shoveled aside and in the second half showed some crisp football helped them master their opponents to keep the pace at the top of the table.

The architects of the Greens’ victory were once again Jurgen Pisani who marshalled the defence, as Diego Venancio asserted their superiority on the field of play. Chief striker Kristian Keqi supplied his team with diamond-cutting edge while the advanced Jose Arias provided the useful link in the build-up stages.

All the others responded well to nullify the efforts of Tarxien Rainbows minus the services of Daniel Zerafa and with the addition of newcomers Nevin Portelli and Maniel Torres Murillo.

Tiago Fonesca and Kristian Keqi spearheaded the Greens’ striking line...