TA’ QALI, Malta (Interstat) — Hamrun Spartans defeated Gudja United 3-1 on Saturday in the FA Trophy at MFA Centenary Stadium. Elionay Freitas da Silva opened the scoring in the sixth minute after entering as a substitute in the 16th minute. Luke Montebello doubled the lead in the 25th minute, playing the full 90 minutes. Gudja pulled one back through Benik Hovhannisyan in the 37th minute. Ederson Bruno Domingos, a 5-foot-7 substitute from Jacarezinho, Brazil, sealed the victory with a goal in second-half stoppage time, scoring in the 93rd minute after coming on in the 74th. Hamrun’s Oliva Christian Rutjens received a yellow card in the 27th minute. The Spartans improved to 1-0 in the competition and overall, while Gudja dropped to 0-1.