Marsaxlokk, Swieqi Utd tie 2‑2 in FA Trophy match
TA’QALI, Malta (Interstat) — Marsaxlokk and Swieqi United played to a 2-2 draw Saturday in the MLT FA Trophy at MFA Centenary Stadium.
Sunday Ayonfe Akinbule scored twice for Marsaxlokk, who now hold a 1-1-1 record in the competition and 10-8-3 overall. Swieqi United’s goals came from Karen Nalbandyan and Momo Fanyé Touré. The visitors also stand at 1-1-1 in the trophy and 14-4-6 across all competitions.
The match featured a lone yellow card, issued to Swieqi United’s Juan Cruz Aguilar in the 43rd minute. Akinbule, a 6-foot-2, 171-pound attacker from Lagos, Nigeria, entered as a substitute in the 18th minute and played 72 minutes. Yuri de Jesus Messias also scored for Marsaxlokk, but the goal total remained two each.