Gudja's Mensah sinks Stripes

BIRKIRKARA 2Falcone 40, 78

GUDJA UNITED 3Mensah 27, 62; Winchester 71 pen.

A spectacular strike from Gabriel Mensah propelled Gudja United to their first league win of the season when they upset Birkirkara by the odd goal in five at the Centenary Stadium.

It was a deserved victory for the newly-promoted side who, despite having to withstand Birkirkara’s pressure for most of the match, they managed to make the most the chances that came their way.

Nigerian forward Mensah was the mastermind behind their victory as he orchestrated Gudja’s best chances and he capped his performance with a spectacular strike, the second of the match that handed his team a much-needed victory.

As expected Birkirkara made all the early running for much of the opening 20 minutes as the Stripes pegged the Gudja defenders into their own half. However, despite all their possession count they struggled to create any danger to Jonathan Debono’s goal.

The first real chance came on 22 minutes when Miguel Alba’s cross from the right was not dealt with by the Gudja defenders with the ball falling kindly into the path of the unmarked Isaas Ntow. The Nigerian wingback, however, made poor contact with the ball as...