TA’ QALI, Malta (Interstat) — Birzebbuga defeated visiting Marsaxlokk FC 2-0 on Wednesday at MFA Centenary Stadium, using second-half goals from Alex Bruno and Gabriel Costa to secure the result. Neither team scored before halftime, and Bruno broke the deadlock in the 48th minute. Bruno played the full 90 minutes. Costa doubled the lead in the 70th minute and was booked in the 64th minute before being replaced in the 79th minute. Marsaxlokk FC’s Muscat N. was cautioned in the 65th minute, and Caruana T. received a yellow card in the 90+2 minute. Birzebbuga made substitutions for Azzopardi M., Costa and Bondin K., while Marsaxlokk FC brought on Dodo, Muscat N., Minala J. and Garcia M. Marsaxlokk FC is now 5-3-2 in the competition and across all competitions. Birzebbuga is 1-7-1 in the competition and across all competitions. Marsaxlokk FC failed to score and could not answer Birzebbuga’s second-half breakthrough. The visitors could not capitalize on their substitutions.