Matthew sent off in Balzan’s defeat to Hibernians

Matthew Mendy

Gambia defender Matthew Mendy was sent off in Balzan’s 2-0 loss to Hibernians which resulted to their hopes of making it to the Promotion Pool fading away.

It looked like being a tricky match for the Paolites before kick-off, against opponents still with a slim chance to land a place in the Championship Pool.

Hibernians had only beaten Balzan narrowly with a 3-2 scoreline in the first round but the gulf that separated the sides was palpable and Hibernians easily disposed of toothless opponents after they were reduced to ten men by the half hour.

Defender Matthew Mendy was dismissed for accumulation of two yellow cards after a poor challenge on Andrew Cohen. The team now lies 9^th in the 12-team-table with 26 points.